Punjab-origin minister’s kin found murdered in Canada
Thursday, 16/07/2015
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OTTAWA: An Indo-Canadian Sikh provincial minister’s brother-inlaw was found murdered in his own home in Canada’s Kelowna city. Police described the incident as a ‘targeted homicide’.
Amardeep Singh Ahluwalia, 47, an Indo-Canadian Sikh, was reportedly murdered in a violent attack inside his home in the Black Mountain city of Kelowna, in British Columbia, last week, police said. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) constable Steve Holmes said the police ‘responded’ to a home on Feedham Avenue on July 8 midnight where they found Ahluwalia dead. Ahluwalia was later identified as the brother-inlaw of British Columbia cabinet minister Amrik Virk, media reports said.
“My wife lost her brother. We are grateful for the support and kindness of those who shared their condolences, and I thank you in advance for respecting our privacy in this time of grief,” Virk was quoted as saying by The Province, a newspaper.
Neighbours told reporters that the murder happened during what could be described as a violent home invasion. His girlfriend was reportedly able to escape to a neighbour’s home, where she showed up terrified and tied in zap straps.
Interestingly, Virk, while condemning recent shootings in Surrey and Delta areas in April, said the gang lifestyle had to be “demystified” for young people.
