Gagandeep Singh, wanted in Calgary extortion investigation, arrested

Indo-Canadian Voice Gagandeep Singh, wanted in Calgary extortion investigation, arrested posted by: Rattan MallGAGANDEEP Singh, 29, who was wanted by Calgary Police on warrants for kidnapping with a firearm, pointing a firearm, unlawful confinement and assault with a weapon, has been arrested, according to a CTV report. He was the fifth suspect in an elaborate scheme to extort a Calgary victim. Police said that this incident was an […] The post Gagandeep Singh, wanted in Calgary extortion investigation, arrested first appeared on Indo-Canadian Voice.Indo-Canadian Voice

Gagandeep Singh, wanted in Calgary extortion investigation, arrested
Indo-Canadian Voice Gagandeep Singh, wanted in Calgary extortion investigation, arrested posted by: Rattan Mall

GAGANDEEP Singh, 29, who was wanted by Calgary Police on warrants for kidnapping with a firearm, pointing a firearm, unlawful confinement and assault with a weapon, has been arrested, according to a CTV report.

He was the fifth suspect in an elaborate scheme to extort a Calgary victim. Police said that this incident was an escalation of the ongoing violence associated to an extortion series that is targeting the South Asian community.

CTV said that Calgary Police have not disclosed any details on the arrest so far.

As reported in The VOICE on May 15, a man was kidnapped from a residence in Edmonton by four men between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., on Wednesday, May 6. The victim was assaulted, threatened at gunpoint and forced into a vehicle where he was driven from Edmonton to Calgary. The suspects drove the victim to his friend’s residence, located in the Calgary community of Cityscape, where additional suspects and vehicles were staged.

The suspects attempted to force the victim to lure his friend, who was the intended extortion target, out of his residence. The victim refused and was assaulted again.

While the suspects remained outside of the Cityscape residence, the victim’s friend and his wife attempted to leave their residence. They were followed and threatened with a firearm before fleeing back to their residence where they contacted police.

Shortly after, police located a vehicle that was believed to be involved and conducted a traffic stop in the area near Metis Trail and 104 Avenue N.E. Two men were arrested during the traffic stop for their involvement in the Cityscape incident, however the initial Edmonton kidnapping remained unreported to police.

The remaining suspects drove the kidnapping victim back to Edmonton where he was released near his residence early the next morning. Upon his release, he contacted police to report the kidnapping.

On Tuesday, May 12, with the assistance of the CPS Tactical Team, investigators located two additional suspects and conducted a traffic stop in the 600-block of Martindale Boulevard N.E., where they were arrested.

Investigators seized a privately-manufactured firearm (PMF) as part of this investigation.

Taranveer Singh, 24, Daksh Gautam, 25, Akashdeep Singh, 18, and Pardeep Singh, 24, all of Calgary were arrested and charged.

The post Gagandeep Singh, wanted in Calgary extortion investigation, arrested first appeared on Indo-Canadian Voice.Indo-Canadian Voice