{"id":39911,"date":"2025-07-05T04:54:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T04:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/39911\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T04:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T04:54:15","slug":"frustration-in-b-c-as-extortion-suspects-released-1-day-after-high-profile-arrests-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/39911\/","title":{"rendered":"Frustration in B.C. as extortion suspects released 1 day after high-profile arrests – BC"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Surrey, B.C., business owner targeted in ongoing extortion<\/a> attempts in the region says police and the province still aren\u2019t doing enough to break up the dangerous shakedowns.<\/p>\n

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It comes a day after police announced two arrests related to the extortion racket, but RCMP confirmed Friday that the suspects have already been released without charge.<\/p>\n

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At a press conference Thursday, police refused to share any specific details about the suspects, including age, sex or their status in Canada.<\/p>\n

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Business owner Satish Kumar said he was \u201cvery frustrated\u201d with the press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the hell are they doing? They shouldn\u2019t do the press conference unless they have a concrete answer,\u201d Kumar said.<\/p>\n

Kumar is one of a number of Lower Mainland business owners, many of them of South Asian descent, who have been targeted since 2023 for large sums of money, in some cases up to $2 million.<\/p>\n

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Much of the extortion has been linked to an organized crime group in India called the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.<\/p>\n

He said he wants to see more urgent action.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEven like the NDP, you know, like (Public Safety) Minister Garry Begg, they do nothing right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPeople are not safe in the community. You know I\u2019m still getting extortion calls. My extortion calls are not stopped yet, because I\u2019m facing those guys still.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked at an unrelated press conference Friday about the lack of detail provided by police, Begg said the arrests were a step forward in a process that isn\u2019t finished yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a continuous and ongoing investigation that the police locally, provincially and federally have been involved in. This doesn\u2019t indicate the end of the investigation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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