Close X
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
ADVT 
National

Ripudaman Singh Malik, the man acquitted in Air India bombing, shot to death in Surrey

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Jul, 2022 11:54 AM
  • Ripudaman Singh Malik, the man acquitted in Air India bombing, shot to death in Surrey

Surrey RCMP is investigating a shooting that has left one man dead. The man has been identified as Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombing. 

On Thursday morning at 9:26 a.m., Surrey RCMP responded to a report of shots fired in the 8200-block of 128 Street.

Police attended and located him suffering from gunshot wounds.

He was provided first aid by attending officers until Emergency Health Services took over his care.

Injured Malik succumbed to his injuries on scene.

This appears to be a targeted shooting.

A suspect vehicle was located in the 12200 block of 82 Avenue fully engulfed in fire.

The investigation is in the early stages and police are still looking for the suspects and a second vehicle that may have been used as getaway vehicle.

Malik and his co-accused, Ajaib Singh Bagri, were found not guilty in March 2005 of murder and conspiracy in a pair of Air India bombings that killed 331 people on June 23, 1985.

B.C. Supreme Court heard during the trial that a suitcase bomb was loaded onto a plane at Vancouver's airport and then transferred in Toronto to Air India Flight 182.

The aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland, killing 329 passengers and crew.

About an hour later, a bomb destined for another Air India plane exploded prematurely at Tokyo's Narita Airport, where two baggage handlers died.

Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only man convicted in the bombings, testified for the Crown at Malik and Bagri's trial and was later convicted of perjury.

Malik's son Jaspreet Singh Malik shared a Facebook post on the demise of his father highlighting that he was wrongfully charged in the Air India case. 

“We are aware of Mr. Malik’s background, though at this time we are still working to determine the motive. We can confirm that the shooting appears to be targeted and there is not believed to be any further risk to the public,” says Sergeant Timothy Pierotti of IHIT. “Having occurred in a residential area, we are confident that witnesses exist that could help us further this investigation. We urge them to come forward immediately and without delay.”

Malik was 75 and is the head of Khalsa schools across Canada.

IHIT is asking that any witnesses or anyone traveling in the area of 122 Street and 82 Avenue between 9:15 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. with dash cameras or who has any information regarding the homicide of Mr. Malik is asked to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

Photo courtesy of Instagram (JournalistGagandeepSingh)

 

 

 

MORE National ARTICLES

Trudeau to attend Commonwealth, G7, NATO summits

Trudeau to attend Commonwealth, G7, NATO summits
The G7 summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany, from June 26 to 28 will also be largely focused on the conflict in Ukraine, but leaders will discuss global access to COVID-19 vaccines as well.    

Trudeau to attend Commonwealth, G7, NATO summits

Man involved in stabbing of a stranger at Tim Hortons gets 3 year sentence

Man involved in stabbing of a stranger at Tim Hortons gets 3 year sentence
David Morin, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated assault and received a three-year sentence in relation to the January 22 stabbing of a stranger inside the Tim Hortons at Harbour Centre.

Man involved in stabbing of a stranger at Tim Hortons gets 3 year sentence

Ottawa police promise outreach to Sikh community

Ottawa police promise outreach to Sikh community
The organizers of the rally, held in remembrance of the victims of the 1984 massacre of Sikhs in India, had a permit to hold the event on Parliament Hill. When they arrived, they were told the area was shut down due to an ongoing threat and they moved to the lawn of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Ottawa police promise outreach to Sikh community

Southern B.C. flood watches, warning dialed back

Southern B.C. flood watches, warning dialed back
In Sparwood, a local state of emergency remains in place, with two mobile home parks and several other properties on evacuation alert due to surging levels of the Elk River.

Southern B.C. flood watches, warning dialed back

Money laundering report faults BC Liberals and RCMP but finds no corruption evidence

Money laundering report faults BC Liberals and RCMP but finds no corruption evidence
Cullen’s report makes 101 recommendations, including calling on the B.C. government to establish an office of an independent commissioner to focus on anti-money laundering, amending the Mortgage Brokers Act and Real Estate Services Regulation and forcing casinos to lower the threshold for requiring proof of a gambler’s source of funds to $3,000.

Money laundering report faults BC Liberals and RCMP but finds no corruption evidence

Woman, dog missing after walk along B.C. creek

Woman, dog missing after walk along B.C. creek
Kelowna R-C-M-P say 31-year-old Chelsea Cardno left her home at around 8 a.m., and was planning to walk through the Mission Greenway bordering Mission Creek. Cardno's white BMW was found parked near the greenway but there has been no sign of her or her German shepherd dog, JJ.    

Woman, dog missing after walk along B.C. creek