India, Oct. 29 -- Darshan Singh Sahsi, a 68-year old NRI tycoon, was shot dead on Tuesday outside his house in Canada's British Columbia, an incident that the local law enforcement suspect to be a targeted attack.

Some reports on Wednesday said that Canada-based gangster Goldy Dhillon, who is linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claimed the responsibility for Darshan Singh Sahsi's murder.

Goldy Dhillon reportedly shared a Facebook post in which claimed responsibility for the murder, stating that the victim was involved in a major drug trade and had allegedly ignored the gang's demands for money. HT could not independently verify this.

Darshan Singh Sahsi, who was a brick kiln owner in Rajgarh village near Punjab's Doraha, moved to Vanc...