Wanted gangster Gurjot Singh Garcha has reportedly died under mysterious circumstances in Canada on Sunday. The reason behind his death is unclear.
His friends have cited drug overdose or cardiac arrest as the cause of death. They claimed that Garcha had returned home after attending a party but didn’t wake up in the morning. However, a Canada-based radio news had claimed that he was killed by rivals.
He was wanted in multiple criminal cases, including the murder of Manminder Singh alias Mindhi, brother of slain gangster Rupinder Gandhi.
Gurjot was said to be a close-aide of Rajwinder Singh Ravi alias Ravi Khawajke. He had suspected that Khwajke was killed by gangster Davinder Bambiha, who was close to the Rupinder Gandhi gang. Seeking revenge, he had hatched conspiracy to kill Rupinder’s brother.
He had hatched the conspiracy to kill Manminder, and was booked by the Khanna police for the same. A day after the killing, Gurjot had taken responsibility of murder in a post on his Facebook account.
He was facing several criminal cases in Ludhiana and other districts, but had managed to flee to Canada.
Several Facebook posts on Monday claimed that Garcha returned from a party Sunday night but did not wake up on Monday. He died in sleep reportedly due to cardiac arrest.
He was a native of Dhandhari area of Ludhiana. In 2015, he has escaped from Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) of Ludhiana with the help of his accomplices possessing arms. He was arrested in an attempt to murder case and admitted at CMCH due to a bullet injury where his accomplices struck and took him along.
Khanna SSP Dhruv Dahiya said, “We had issued a look out circular (LOC) against Garcha after Mindhi’s murder. We are yet to get official confirmation of his death from Canadian authorities. Information will be verified soon.”
