Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The Lawrence Bishnoi crime syndicate has asserted that it was behind the killing of Indian-origin entrepreneur Darshan Singh Sahsi in British Columbia. Gang member Goldy Dhillon posted on social media that Sahsi was targeted over alleged links to the drug trade and for refusing to pay the gang. The Punjabi-Canadian industrialist was gunned down outside his Abbotsford home on the morning of October 27.

Originally from Rajgarh village in Punjab's Ludhiana district, Sahsi migrated to Canada in 1991. After working several small jobs, he invested in a failing textile recycling company, Canam International, later turning it into a globally recognized enterprise.

Sahsi served as the president of Canam International-a major na...