'Going to die in Canada': Indian-origin Jasmeet Singh charged in US for cross-border threats linked to Lawrence Bishnoi gang

Indian-origin Jasmeet Singh has been charged in California in the US after giving a death threat to a Canadian man, who is believed to be an extortion target of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The victim reportedly moved to Canada after helping the Indian law enforcement identify and arrest two suspected blackmailers, CBC News reported. Jasmeet was in the US but he made repeated calls threatening the victim. On one occasion, Jasmeet even sent the victim the photo of the victim's car parked in front of his Canada residence to show that he had not been giving empty threats; he had access to the victim's assets. "You are going to die in Canada," Singh told the victim, according to the complaint written by FBI agent Brian Toy who is an agent with FBI's Sacramento office which is investigating a number of criminal activities linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Bishnoi runs his large criminal network from inside prison in India.The FBI started looking into Jasmeet Singh after they were approached by the RCMP with a complaint of the victim. The victim received the threats in May 2024. The victim had some transactions with the Bishnoi gang in India, the complaint said. "The victim's dealings with the Bishnoi gang allegedly date back to July 2022, when they lived in India and befriended a woman and her associate who blackmailed the victim "by threatening to make rape allegations" unless they paid the equivalent of $239,000 US," the CBC report said. The victim did not pay and received a phone call from local police in India about the rape allegations. The victim helped the police arrest the blackmailers.In January 2024, the victim moved to Canada. Those blackmailers were charged in India in May 2024. On the same day they were charged, the victim received multiple threats in two hours. "(Jasmeet) Singh told Victim 1 the colour and make of the vehicle that Victim 1 drives, stating 'do you not roam around in a white Range Rover over there?'" the FBI agent wrote in his report.The victim reported the threats to the RCMP and said that if he went to India, he would be killed.