Punjabi-origin businessman shot dead in Canada, gunned down inside office; probe on

JALANDHAR: A 57-year-old Punjabi-origin businessman, Satwinder Sharma, was shot dead in his office in Surrey, Canada, on the evening of June 11.

Sharma had been running a workforce supply company since 1992 and was well known in the local Punjabi community. He lived in Abbotsford and was shot at inside his office on 84 Avenue, Surrey.

According to reports, two men approached him, started a conversation, and suddenly opened fire. Sharma died at the scene before though the RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit responded quickly.

The case is being investigated by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT). The motive behind the murder is still unknown.

This incident happened just days after firing at the properties of another Punjabi businessman, Satish Kumar, who is also the president of Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey. Satish had earlier said he received extortion threats. On June 11, someone named Goldy Dhillon, claiming to be from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, posted on Facebook, taking responsibility for those attacks.

Community sources confirmed that Satwinder Sharma and Satish Kumar are not related.


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