Chandigarh, May 25 -- Seventeen men, most of them of Indian origin and linked to the Punjabi diaspora, have been arrested in Canada for allegedly running an international extortion racket targeting South Asian business owners in the Greater Toronto Area and other regions, according to Peel Regional Police.
The arrests were announced on Sunday following a Joint Forces investigation led by the Peel Regional Police Extortion Task Force. Authorities said the probe, launched in December 2025, led to coordinated raids across several locations in April this year and resulted in 106 criminal charges.
Police added that some of the accused could also face deportation proceedings after the completion of criminal cases.
Investigators alleged that th...