India, March 19 -- Two Indian nationals deported from Canada over the last two months were involved in a series of criminal cases, including drug trafficking, arson, shootings, extortion, and auto thefts. The Canada Border Services Agency today posted about the deportation of Arshdeep Singh and Sukhnaaz Singh Sandhu on social media.

"We remove foreign nationals who threaten public safety," the agency said. CBSA added that the deportation of Singh and Sandhu was part of its wider efforts to disrupt extortion networks.

Arshdeep Singh entered Canada on a student visa in August 2022, according to Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) records obtained by CBC News.

He was suspected in a case of arson in Ontario, a shooting in Edmonton, extorti...