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Punjab man shot dead in Canada, cops suspect targeted killing

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Yuvraj, 28, worked as a sales executive.

Surrey:

A man of Indian origin from Ludhiana, Punjab, was shot dead in Surrey, Canada, on Friday. The victim, Yuvraj Goyal, arrived in Canada in 2019 on a student visa and recently received his Canadian Permanent Resident (PR) status.

Yuvraj, 28, worked as a sales executive. His father, Rajesh Goyal, runs a firewood business, while his mother, Shakun Goyal, is a housewife. It was known that Yuvraj had no criminal record and the motive for his murder remains under investigation, the The Royal Canadian Police said.

The incident occurred on June 7 at 8:46 a.m. when Surrey Police received a call reporting a shooting in the 900 block of 164th Street in Surrey, British Columbia. Upon arrival, police officers found Yuvraj dead. Police arrested four suspects.

The suspects, Manvir Basram (23), Sahib Basra (20) and Harkirat Jhutty (23) of Surrey, and Keilon François (20) of Ontario, were charged with first-degree murder on Saturday.

“We are grateful for the hard work of the Surrey RCMP, Air 1 and the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team (IERT), but there is still more work to be done. Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) investigators remain dedicated to determine why Mr. Goyal was the victim of this homicide,” said Sergeant Timothy Pierotti

Preliminary investigation into the case suggests that the shooting was targeted, although the reasons behind Yuvraj’s murder are still being explored, he added.



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