Canadian police arrest man in reference to killing of Indian nationwide

Toronto: Canadian police have a younger male in reference to the killing of 26-year-old Indian nationwide Kulwinder Singh Sohi in a suburb of Vancouver within the province of British Columbia on April 23.

Photograph of the sufferer Kulwinder Sohi, posted on a web based fundraiser by his brother. (Credit score: Gurleen Singh Sohi/GoFundMe)

The Built-in Murder Investigation Workforce (IHIT) introduced on Monday {that a} 28-year-old had been arrested in reference to the stabbing which led to Sohi’s demise, however they didn’t launch the id of the particular person taken into custody.

The arrest was undertaken with the help of the Built-in Emergency Response Workforce. “This stays a really energetic investigation,” IHIT spokesperson Sgt Timothy Pierotti mentioned within the assertion on Monday.

The suspect was described by witnesses “as a black male, roughly 5’11, sporting a darkish colored hat and a gray hoodie”, police had mentioned.

The incident occurred in what was described as a “very public location” and witnesses additionally advised police that they noticed the sufferer “in a bodily altercation with the suspect, earlier than giving chase”.

Native media have reported that one other Indian-origin particular person had been stabbed simply two days earlier than Sohi was attacked. On April 21, police had been knowledgeable that an individual had been stabbed close to the White Rock Pier. Upon attendance, they positioned the 28-year-old sufferer, later recognized as Jatinder Singh, and offered first help till paramedics arrived. Singh was transported to hospital by Emergency Health Providers with non-life-threatening accidents.

Nonetheless, the 2 incidents have shaken the neighborhood and White Rock RCMP has introduced enhanced patrolling. Police are holding a city corridor on Tuesday on this context, as native police posted on X, “We all know that neighborhood members have considerations about security in White Rock following the 2 latest occasions on our waterfront.”

Sohi’s household launched a web based fundraiser to have his stays transported again to India. On the fundraiser web page, his brother Gurleen Sohi mentioned, “Kulwinder was exhausting working and actually passionate particular person. I’m actually shocked and depressed after this tragic loss. Our dad and mom are nonetheless in India and we wish to give peace to Kulwinder soul by performing final rituals at our hometown.”

A vigil was held in Sohi’s reminiscence on the White Rock pier on Sunday.