India, Oct. 3 -- Five Indian nationals were arrested and charged in Canada in connection with an alleged extortion and violence case, with one of them, 23-year-old Sanket Singla, lured from India to Canada and arrested at Toronto airport, police said.

Langley detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) started investigation in June 2025, when co-owners of an auto dealership in the town of Langley in British Columbia reported they were "victims of significant extortion demands."

The business was targeted twice in attacks involving arson and shootings at its Surrey and Langley locations. "This underscores the serious nature of the threats and the violence associated with this criminal activity," a release from Langley RCMP on F...