Yachts to Canadian Premier League: NIA chargesheet reveals Khalistan leaders' financial ops

As the NIA probe into the financial operations of prominent Khalistani leaders and criminal figures based in Canada continues, new details have come to the fore.

According to the NIA chargesheet, the funds generated in India, primarily through extortion and smuggling activities, are not only used to finance their acts of violence in both India and Canada but are also being invested in diverse ventures such as yachts, film projects, and even the Canadian Premier League.

Moreover, the money amassed by these gangsters has found its way into the entertainment and hospitality sector, including clubs and bars in Thailand.

The probe agency has meticulously documented 13 instances in the charge sheet that occurred between 2019 and 2021, in which sums ranging from ₹5 lakh to ₹60 lakh were illicitly transferred from gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to destinations in Canada and Thailand via the hawala network.

The NIA's charge sheet was filed in March this year against 14 individuals as part of a larger Khalistan-gangster nexus.