Arsh Dalla NEW DELHI: Confirming reports that designated terrorist Arshdeep Singh Gill, alias Arsh Dalla , was arrested in Canada following a mysterious shooting incident that left him injured in the arm, Canada’s official documents showed that a cache of arms and ammunition, including a rifle, a shotgun, a pistol and two high-capacity magazines of 15 and 35 rounds were recovered from his premises. The bizarre chain of events — which started with Dalla claiming he had been fired upon by hitmen engaged by his sworn rival Lawrence Bishnoi and ended with the cops determining that the bullet that wounded him had been fired by his own aide — has exposed Canada’s claim that it has not been sheltering criminals and terrorists, while strengthening India’s hand in the extradition of Dalla, slain Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar ’s main hitman. Dalla and his associate Gurjant Singh tried to scam police by concocting a story of him being a victim of Bishnoi, a target of Khalistanis whom Canadians have blamed for the killing of Nijjar.
This set off an investigation by the local police. Local cops, seemingly unaware of Dalla’s antecedents, soon found out the truth. By the time Royal Canadian Mounted Police , Canada’s federal police which ought to have been aware of India’s interest in Dalla because of his involvement in serious crimes, had been alerted, local cops had already requested his three-day remand, besides carrying out a search-and-seizure operat.
