Canada: Indian-origin man murdered, four people arrested

Ottawa. A 28-year-old Indian-origin man was shot dead in Canada’s British Columbia province. The police gave this information. Police have arrested four people in connection with this case and have charged them with serious murder. The unit of ‘Royal Canadian Mounted Police’, which investigates murder cases, has identified the victim as Yuvraj Goyal. He told that when the police reached the spot on Friday morning after receiving information about the shooting in Surrey, they found Goyal’s body there.

‘Global News’ quoted the deceased’s sister Charu Singhla as saying that her brother worked in a car selling showroom in Surrey. She said that the family does not know why Yuvraj was killed. Goyal’s sister’s husband Bavandeep told that just before being shot, Yuvraj was talking on the phone to his mother living in India. Bavandeep said, he came back from the gym and as soon as he got out of his car, he was shot.

CBC News reported that police arrested four suspects – Manveer Basra (23), Sahib Basra (20), Harkirat Jhutti (23) of Surrey and Kelon Francois (20) of Ontario – soon after the shooting and they have been charged with aggravated murder. Police said initial evidence suggested it was a “targeted shooting”. It said efforts were being made to determine why Goyal, 28, was killed.