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Charge Laid in Extortion-Related Shooting at Surrey, B.C., Mansion
Avtar Singh, 21, faces unlawful firearm discharge charge linked to multiple extortion-related shootings in Surrey, where police reported over 94 extortion cases since Dec. 1, 2025.
- On Dec. 8, 2025, the British Columbia Extortion Task Force said 21-year-old Avtar Singh was charged in an extortion-related shooting in Surrey; he was arrested Dec. 5 and remains in custody with a Wednesday court appearance.
- The B.C. Extortion Task Force took over the investigation, saying it involves `one primary victim and several incidents related to them` and remains active and continuing.
- On Nov. 12, gunfire struck the residence on the 17000-block of 32 Ave, South Surrey, marking the second attack on the home four days after a previous shooting; no one was hurt.
- The Crown approved a charge of unlawful discharge of a firearm, and Surrey Police Service reported Avtar Singh was charged with one count of unlawfully discharging a firearm on Monday.
- Postmedia reported the large home belongs to prominent Surrey businessman Sandeep Ahuja, and as of Dec. 1, 2025, Surrey police logged more than 94 extortion reports with at least 43 shootings.
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Charge laid in extortion-related shooting at Surrey, B.C., mansion
A charge has been laid against a 21-year-old man for his alleged involvement in a shooting at a South Surrey mansion that has been targeted twice by extortion-related gunfire, the B.C. Extortion Task Force announced Monday.
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Extortion task force says man charged over shooting in Surrey, B.C.
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