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Lawrence Bishnoi surrounded by police security while coming out of the Amritsar court complex in India on Oct.31, 2022. (Postmedia Photo by Hindustan Times via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Lawrence Bishnoi and his international criminal enterprise were the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice indictment on Tuesday. Bishnoi, a 33-year-old crime boss, is accused of running a criminal empire from a high-security jail in India and directing members to assassinate the pro-Khalistan activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in B.C. in 2023. Read the transcript or watch the video to learn more about Bishnoi and how his gang spread in Canada.<\/p>\n
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