Singh's phone held a cache of images and messages linking him to an arson in Ontario, a shooting in Edmonton, extortion cases in Surrey and auto theft and insurance fraud in the Lower Mainland, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Police investigate a shooting at Kap's Cafe in Surrey, one of a series of extortion-related incidents plaguing the Lower Mainland. At his hearing, Singh denied wrongdoing, but didn't fight deportation, and the evidence against him has not resulted in criminal charges beyond shoplifting. Immigration documents claim Arshdeep Singh is one of a group of individuals who came under investigation as part of that probe. At one of his hearings, Singh said he had grown depressed in detention and saw "no future" for himself in Canada.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2026 17:16 UTC