Alleged Bishnoi gang member in Alberta ordered deported by immigration board
Sahibjot Singh, 21, admitted to possessing unauthorized weapons as part of organized crime activity between May and December 2025.
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An Indian national living in Alberta has been ordered deported after admitting he participated in criminal activity linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi organized crime network.
Sahibjot Singh, 21, appeared before the Immigration and Refugee Board on Friday for an admissibility hearing. While he denied being a full member of the group and claimed he didn't directly commit extortions in Canada, he conceded he participated in the organization's criminal activity by "engaging in possession and discharge of unauthorized weapons" and admitted to being "wilfully blind to the nature of the organization."
Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship sought the deportation order, which was made by IRB member Trent Cook. Singh did not fight the decision. Cell phone evidence seized from Singh supported the finding that he engaged in activity connected to the organization's criminal operations.
The Bishnoi network is described as a "sophisticated" hierarchical organization. The RCMP investigation has tracked phone calls from France, Portugal and Amsterdam. Between May and December 2025, the group committed extortion by phone and messages, drive-by shootings, arson, firearms offences, drug trafficking and criminal mischief. Since April 2025, Calgary police have reported 49 extortion-related incidents, including 19 shootings, with 16 arrests and 56 charges laid.
Singh still faces criminal firearms-related offences in Edmonton and is due in court later this month. A person cannot be deported while facing unresolved criminal charges, so that court case must be resolved before deportation can proceed.
The facts
Who was ordered deported by Canada's immigration board?
Sahibjot Singh, a 21-year-old Indian national living in Alberta, was ordered deported after admitting he participated in criminal activity linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi organized crime network.
What criminal activity did Singh admit to?
Sahibjot Singh admitted to engaging in possession and discharge of unauthorized weapons as part of the Bishnoi organization's criminal operations between May and December 2025.
When is Singh due in court?
Sahibjot Singh is due in Edmonton court later in July 2026 to face criminal firearms-related offences; the case must be resolved before his deportation can proceed.
How many extortion-related incidents has Calgary police reported since April 2025?
Calgary police have reported 49 extortion-related incidents linked to the Bishnoi network since April 2025, including 19 shootings, with 16 arrests and 56 charges laid.
