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India Sought Extradition Of Lawrence Bishnoi’s Gang Members, Canada Didn’t Respond, Says MEA

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<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7″ dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”><span class=”css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3″>The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that India had sought extradition of the gang members of Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang from Canada. However,&nbsp;</span>Canada didn’t take any action on India’s concerns, the MEA said.</div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7″ dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”>&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7″ dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”><span class=”css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3″>”We had shared some requests with the Canadian side for the arrest of those from Lawrence Bishnoi&rsquo;s gang. They haven&rsquo;t taken any action on our core concerns. There is a political motive also behind this,” Randhir Jaiswal said during the weekly briefing.</span></div>
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<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7″ dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”>The MEA had given the names of Gurjit Singh, Gurjinder Singh, Arshdeep Singh Gill, Lakhbir Singh Landa, Gurpreet Singh for extradition, saying that the members of the Bishnoi gang were among them.</div>
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