The officials hope the situation may change now. Canada extradited two accused 18 years after the crime. The Jassi honour killing is a case in point. Police officials say the Canadian government does not cooperate when it comes to the extradition proceedings. The CBI, however, claimed the request was received on May 30, a day after the killing. It said a request regarding Goldy Brar was sent twice - first in November 2021 and then on May 19 this year, 10 days before Moosewala’s murder. The Punjab Police claimed the Centre was not reacting fast on the issuance of RCN against gangsters.

Recently, the Punjab Police and the Ministry of Home Affairs sparred over the RCN against Goldy Brar, who claimed the responsibility for Moosewala’s killing. The process, however, is slow and gets caught in bureaucratic wrangling and controversies. Once it is established, the extradition proceedings start,” said a senior police official. “Once the RCN is issued, the police confirm the identity and whereabouts of the accused in their country. It is essential for starting the extradition proceedings. The extradition proceedings will begin once the Canadian authorities confirm the accused are in their country.Ī country issues a lookout circular to security agencies, airports and other transport authorities to “look out for a person wanted in a case”.Īn RCN, issued by the Interpol on the request of a country, is a circular to locate worldwide and provisionally arrest an individual pending extradition. The Indian Government has issued red corner notices (RCN) against four of them, while the process for others is in progress. Both are uncategorised and wanted in cases of targeted killings.Īll seven started out as small-time criminals and, with time, became radicalised gangsters, states the police dossier. The other two gangsters are Gurpinder Singh, alias Baba Dalla, and Sukhdul Singh, alias Sukha Duneke. Of the seven gangsters, the A-listed ones are Lakhbir Singh, alias Landa, wanted in the attack on the Intelligence Headquarters Goldy Brar, wanted in the Moosewala killing Charanjit Singh, alias Rinku Randhawa Arshdeep Singh, alias Arsh Dala and Ramandeep Singh, alias Raman Judge. The police have nominated them as accused in three recent cases - an attack on the Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali on May 9, the Sidhu Moosewala killing on May 29 and Ripudaman Singh Malik’s murder in Surrey, Canada, on July 14. The murders of Sidhu Moosewala and Ripudaman Malik have brought to the fore the nexus between gangsters and radical elements. They are reportedly working with radical organisations, which are carrying out terror operations and killings in Punjab, besides making extortion calls.

Seven notorious gangsters, five of them listed in the ‘A’ category, are wanted by the Punjab Police in cases of murder, loot, extortion and kidnapping, but they have been hiding “conveniently” in Canada for several years.

Second life of a gangster