NEW DELHI: Canada govt Monday listed Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate as a “terrorist entity”. The tag that follows Royal Canadian Mounted Police claims, not substantiated yet, that Bishnoi hired the killers of pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar allows Canadian cops to prosecute offences committed by the gang pertaining to financing, travel and recruitment. It means any assets owned by it in the country, like property, vehicles and money, can be frozen or seized. This comes at a time when the gang is facing a crackdown by Indian authorities, with several of its self-proclaimed members killed or injured in encounters. Canada’s ‘terrorist’ tag on the Bishnoi gang shows the clout of pro-Khalistani Sikh groups in the country who have blamed him for organising the killing of Nijjar

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