www.theasianstar.com Vol 17 - Issue 48
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Well known Bhangra promoter is Surrey’s latest shooting victim A South Asian man who was fatally shot in Surrey on Monday morning identified as Ranjeev Raj Sangha, 41 (pictured), a well known Bhangra promoter. His close friends confirmed Ranjeev “Raj� Sangha, 41, was killed in the 14600 block of Southview Drive in the Panorama Ridge neighbourhood around 11:45 am. But friends say they don’t know why he was gunned down. “It doesn’t make sense for something like this to happen to a guy like Raj,� said long-time friend Gurp Sian.
“He had a heart of gold, he was such a generous person. Very involved with the community. Always supporting the youth, whether it was through his events or reaching out in other ways, he was always pushing for community to come together and keeping youth out of trouble,� he said. Homicide investigators say Sangha had no ties to gangs and was not known to police. Investigators remain at the scene of the shooting. Continued on page 7
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BC legislature clerk & sergeant -at-arms being investigated for possible fraud & theft: sources Two senior officers of the B.C. legislature who were publicly escorted out of the building in Victoria this week amidst a criminal probe are being investigated for possible fraud and theft involving public funds, two sources said. The investigation is being handled by the financial integrity unit of the B.C. RCMP, and more specifically its sensitive investigations branch, which looks into allegations of government misbehaviour and corruption, one of the sources said. The sources, both of whom have knowledge of the investigation but who spoke on Continued on page 7
RCMP probed Liberal MP Raj Grewal’s gambling for months sources said Mr. Grewal spent millions of dollars The RCMP have been investigating former Liberal MP in total in the past three years, including at the Raj Grewal for months, closely analyzing millions of dollars Casino du Lac-Leamy, which Loto-QuÊbec in transactions, including at a casino near Parliament Hill, runs across the Ottawa River from Parliament and occasionally tracking his movements, federal sources Hill. The Prime Minister’s Office said after say. Mr. Grewal resigned last week from the Liberal caucus Mr. Grewal resigned that the former MP is and his seat of Brampton East, taking Parliament Hill by dealing with a gambling problem. Mr. Grewal surprise, given that he was recently nominated to run for a is also under investigation by the federal Ethics second term in the next election. However, there has been Commissioner for bringing Yusuf Yenilmez, growing interest by law-enforcement authorities into Mr. chief executive of ZGemi Inc., to an event during Grewal’s gambling activities, according to the sources, who the Prime Minister’s trip to India. Mr. Yenilmez’s were granted anonymity by The Globe and Mail to discuss Liberal MP Raj Grewal company also paid Mr. Grewal employment confidential information that they are not permitted to disclose. income while he was an elected official, and Continued on page 7 Those sources have direct knowledge of the investigation. The
South Asian man convicted of beating autistic man released after sentencing One of three men found guilty of attacking a man with autism at a Mississauga bus terminal is set to walk free on Wednesday. Ronjot Singh Dhami, 25, was given a 12 month sentence at Brampton court after previously pleading guilty to aggravated assault. However, he was given credit for time served in custody, so he has already done his time. At the court appearance, Dhami apologized to the victim and his family, although said he knows “it won’t be accepted.� Dhami and two other men were captured on security camera punching and kicking the 29-year- Continued on page 9
Farm owners reach agreement after push back against BC plan to curb mansions on ALR land The BC Farmland Owners have reached an agreement to get Bill 52 amended. This critical amendment will ensure that anybody who has spent years and hundreds of thousands of dollars planning to build a home will be grandfathered in the legislation. This amendment will allow
farmers till Nov 5 of 2019 to begin construction on their homes as long as they have their permits in place by early 2019. Earlier Kevin Buttar, a Surrey farmer who is in the process of building a 6,200-squarefoot house on their property, Continued on page 9
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