OTTAWA — Politicians on both sides of the aisle have been calling on Ottawa to designate a gang tied to India as a terrorist organization.

The federal Conservatives plan to press the government on the Bishnoi gang when Parliament returns this month.

Here's a look at how the gang operates and what sets it apart from other transnational crime networks.

What is the Bishnoi gang?

Lawrence Bishnoi has been imprisoned in India for nearly a decade on charges of widespread involvement in gang violence.

In 2023, India's counterterrorism body, the National Investigation Agency, said the 32-year-old operates his "terror-syndicate from jails in different states" in India and through an associate in Canada.

Multiple Indian media outlets have reported Bishnoi sent tens of thousands of dollars in m

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