Toronto, July 19 -- Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) has ordered the deportation of a 21-year-old Indian national, Sahibjot Singh, over his alleged involvement with the Bishnoi gang and participation in extortion activity. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that Mr. Singh engaged in activity that is part of the organization's criminal activity," the IRB said in its order, according to the outlet CBC News. IRB ordered the removal of Singh, who was residing in Canada's province of Alberta. Since April 2025, police have reported 49 extortion-related incidents in Calgary, including 19 shootings and arrested 16 people and laid a total of 56 charges. The order came days after the United States Department of Justice announced a slew of charges against members of the gang headed by Lawrence Bishnoi and also filed an indictment to that effect. That came as part of Operation Hard Ball, which also included participation of Canadian law enforcement, and indictments were also served against the Bhagwanpuria gang and the Dhanda outfit, with the latter operating out of Canada. However, American authorities did not cite any link between the Bishnoi gang's activities and any Indian official. In an interview with the outlet CBC News, Royal Canadian Mounted Police...