Vancouver: 24 hours after the arrest of  three men by Surrey Police Service (SPS) following firing of shots, today police announced they are now charged with Criminal Code offences.

Harjot Singh, a 21-year-old male, has been charged with one count of discharging a firearm into a place contrary to section 244.2(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.

Taranveer Singh, a 19-year-old male, has been charged with one count of discharging a firearm into a place contrary to section 244.2(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.

Dayajeet Singh Billing, a 21-year-old male, has been charged with one count of discharging a firearm into a place contrary to section 244.2(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.

SPS authorities informed that the investigation is ongoing  and additional charges may be forthcoming.

On February 1, 2026, at approximately 3:50 am,  SPS members assigned to Project Assurance, working in collaboration with SPS’s Major Crime Section, were patrolling in Surrey’s Crescent Beach neighbourhood when reports came in of shots fired and a small fire outside a residence near Crescent Road and 132 Street. The three accused were arrested by SPS officers a short time later near 28 Avenue and 140 Street after getting into a rideshare vehicle.

SPS’s Major Crime Section took over the investigation and the three men have now been charged with Criminal Code offences.

All three have been remanded in custody until February 5, 2026. SPS has confirmed they are all foreign nationals and has engaged Canada Border Services Agency.

SPS  has  released  the photos of Harjot Singh, Taranveer Singh, and Dayajeet Singh Billing after determining that the disclosure is necessary to assist with the ongoing police investigation.  SPS hopes that the public release of images can prompt additional witnesses, victims, or associates to come forward with relevant information regarding the activities of one or more on the morning of or before February 1, 2026.

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Vancouver: A survey from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has unveiled today that more than half of B.C. small businesses say crime has gotten worse in their communities, and nearly eight in ten say governments are not working well together to address public safety challenges.

The survey also shows that many business owners are no longer reporting crime, signaling a growing loss of confidence in the public safety system. Owners say they often do not report incidents because they do not expect a timely response or meaningful follow-up.

“When businesses tell us they no longer call the police or file reports, that’s a serious warning sign,” said Ryan Mitton, CFIB’s Director of Legislative Affairs for B.C. “We are hearing that confidence in the system is breaking down. Crime is not only becoming more common for small businesses, but increasingly something they feel forced to manage on their own.”

For many businesses, particularly in downtown cores and commercial corridors, crime and street disorder have become part of daily operations. Owners report repeated theft and vandalism, higher spending on security measures, and growing concerns about staff being harassed or threatened while at work or closing up at night.

The CFIB survey further revealed that among B.C. businesses 85% say the taxes they pay do not translate to improvements in community safety, 60% of owners are concerned about their personal safety, and the safety of staff and customers, due to crime and community safety issues, fewer than four in ten businesses are satisfied with the response time or service provided by law enforcement when calling about a crime or community safety issue. A similar share say they “always” file a police report.

Survey results are based on responses from 332 CFIB members between October 9-24, 2025. Though police authorities are repeatedly saying that they are taking required steps to improve safety and security of residents while authorities have also increased the required budget.

“We are hearing that crimes are going unreported because businesses say they are losing faith in the administration of B.C.’s justice system,” added Mitton. “While some new programs like CSTEP show early promise, B.C. businesses still need their governments to enforce the law, improve service levels and provide financial grants to businesses in need of security upgrades or vandalism repairs.”

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Vancouver: To combat organized crime activity, a new specialized policing unit, the North District Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (ND-UGET), is being established in northern BC.

“Guns and organized crime impact all of us and our government is working with local, provincial and federal partners to ensure we are taking the right steps to confront this violence head-on. This new team will help to keep people and businesses in northern communities safe from the violence of criminal gang activities” said Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General.

The ND-UGET, led by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU-BC), will focus on targeted operations and intelligence gathering through collaborative efforts with local and regional policing partners to tackle the growing issue of criminal activity linked to the drug trade.

Based in Prince George, ND-UGET will patrol rural and remote communities, and supplement the work of local police with investigations into gang and organized-crime activities.

In recent years, organized crime groups have expanded drug trafficking operations, moving weapons along major corridors and targeting remote communities throughout northern B.C.

““A dedicated UGET team in the North District is a proactive investment in long-term public safety. It gives CFSEU-BC the ability to respond faster, work more closely with our law enforcement partners and maintain sustained pressure on the violent offenders driving the illicit drug trade in northern communities.” Said Manny Mann Assistant commissioner and chief officer, CFSEU-BC.

The new permanent ND-UGET builds on efforts by the CFSEU to combat organized crime in the North. From 2020 until 2024, the CFSEU’s UGET was deployed to northern B.C. 28 times, and another six times in the first nine months of 2025. This represents 26% of UGET’s total deployments.

From April 1, 2024 until March 31, 2025, the CFSEU-BC seized 143 firearms, more than $700,000 in illegal cash, 23 vehicles, 440 kg of illicit drugs (including 19 kg of fentanyl) and 1,370 kg of precursor chemicals.

“We are grateful to the Province for investing in the North District Uniformed Gang Enforcement Team, which will strengthen enforcement against organized crime in the North. Our residents and businesses continue to be affected by vandalism, theft and street disorder, and we have consistently highlighted the need for enhanced public-safety resources in our community. We value this support and will continue to work collaboratively with the province to secure the additional tools needed to help keep Prince George safe.” Said Simon Yu, mayor, Prince George.

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Chandigarh: A man has been reported to have been shot dead late last night at Road town Mananwala on Jalandhar-Amritsar highway.

Police Station Chatiwind, SHO Manmeetpal Singh said that Charanpreet Singh, Jagdev Singh and Sukhdeep Singh, who are relatives, were on their way to Jandiala Guru from Amritsar in their car late last night when they stopped on the side of Mananwala road on the way, after which unidentified persons in a black coloured car shot Charanjit Singh in the head and Jagdev Singh was attacked with rods by Sukhdeep Singh due to which Charanjit Singh died on the spot.

He said a probe has been initiated by the police and the culprits will be nabbed soon.

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BHUBANESWAR:A ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) functionary in Odisha Bolangir has been shot dead by two unidentified assailants here on Tuesday.

Loknath Biswal, 65, was a popular leader of the area and at time of crime he was with his wife Binita, a member of Belpada Panchayat Samiti, outside their home in Banmal village.

According to the police, accused came on a bike and opened fire at Biswal. Locals rushed him to government community center but he succumbed to his injuries.

Police said that they are investigating the case at different angles but no accused has been identified as of yet.

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New Delhi: In a horrific incident, a woman police constable has reportedly gang-raped by three men in Madhya Pardesh’s Neemuch district, police said on Saturday.

Accused had also filmed the act and threatened to kill the victim, the police said.

According to the information, the incident took place early this month but 30-year-old filed a complaint on September 13 after which investigation was conducted into the matter and a case was registered against five people into the matter.

The accused included the mother of the main accused.

In her complaint, the woman told the police that she was raped by three people including main accused, his brother and another man at a birthday party and main accused’s mother also blackmailed her and a relative also threatened to kill her and tried to extort money from her.

“Main accused had befriended me on Facebook and had been interacting with me on WhatsApp since April. He invited me to his younger brother’s birthday party there he along with two other men raped me,” she told the police.

Anuradha Girwal, in-charge of the women police station that a case has been registered and further investigation is underway into the matter.

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Chandigarh: Punjab police have involved the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the first-information report (FIR) against the accused for smoking inside premises of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib at Anandpur Sahib on Monday.

Accused has been identified as Paramjit Singh of Ludhiana.

Earlier, he was booked under Section 295A (hurting religious sentiments) of IPC.

The volunteers (sewadars) of the gurdwara had caught Paramjit, when he was smoking inside the premises, after he had taken permission for staying overnight in the main hall of the place of worship.

SSP Vivek Sheel Soni said Section 18 (punishment for conspiracy) of the UAPA has been added after a preliminary investigation into the matter. Police are investigating the case from all angles.

Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh had claimed that the accused, Paramjit, was a follower of Dera Sacha Sauda, his father was part of seven-member team of this dera.

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Chandigarh: Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Tuesday nabbed Kanungo Om Parkash posted at tehsil Nawanshahar, district SBS Nagar red handed accepting bribe of Rs 5,000.

Disclosing this here an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said accused Kanungo was arrested on the complaint of Gurmukh Singh of village Mahal Khurd, SBS Nagar district. The complainant has informed the VB that the accused Kanungo was demanding bribe to forward enquiry report regarding his Numbardari case. He further informed that he had already paid Rs. 15,000 to the accused Kanungo and now he was demanding Rs. 5,000 more from him.

After verifying his information, a vigilance team laid a trap and the accused Kanungo was arrested on the spot while taking bribe of Rs. 5,000 more from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.

He informed that a case under section of prevention of corruption act has been registered against him at VB police station, Jalandhar and further investigation is under progress.

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Jalandhar: The Commissionerate Police have arrested a Congress leader Lovepreet Singh of Friends Colony in a connection with over one year old double suicide case, here on Friday.

A couple committed suicide and allegations were levelled on the local Congress leader that he was harassing Ashima Rana (35), a former lecturer at APJ College and her husband Vikas Rana (38).

Ashima hanged herself in the house while her husband Vikas committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train on the Goraya-Phillaur railway track a day later. The couple was residing at Friends Colony. The couple was survived by two minor daughters.

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Jalandhar: The rural police have arrested a son and his wife on the charge of murdering his mother in Nurmahal here on Friday.

The Station House Officer (SHO) of Nurmahal police Gurindarjit Singh Nagra said that the accused have been identified as Gagandip alias Gagi, a resident of Mohalla Ravidass Pura Nurmahal and his wife Gurprit Kaur .

SHO said that the accused murdered 52 years old Vidiya. They murdered her with a sharp-edged weapons on Thursday night.

Narindar Bhandal a resident of Bhandal Himmat village and close relative of the deceased complained to the police that he received a phone call on early morning that Vidiya died after being beaten by a poisonous insect.

He said that when he reached at home the body was lying in a pool of blood and there were deep wounds on her neck and he felt suspicious following which he informed the police who reached on the spot recovered the body.

SHO said a case under section 302 (murder) of the India Penal Code has been registered against the accused and recovered weapons of murder.

Police said that further investigations are underway and motive behind the crime would be ascertained after throughout investigation.

This incident has created a sense of fear and insecurity among resident as this is second murder within one month. Rohit(22) son of Ram Lubhaya a resident of Mohalla Khatikan was shot dead on August 10 in his house and the accused is still absconding .

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