Amritsar man booked for thrashing relator in Canada; four Brampton MPs say violence won’t be tolerated

: A day after the Canadian Police named a Punjabi man, Rankirat Singh, 20, of Brampton (Ontario province, Canada) in a case where a group of people, allegedly international students, attacked two men, including a real estate dealer, in the Greater Toronto area of Winston Churchill and Steeles Avenue, with sticks and baseball bats, all four Brampton MPs, of Indian origin, have issued a joint statement condemning the violence. Rankirat is a native of Amritsar.

In the statement, the MPs, Raj Grewal; Ruby Sahota; Kamal Khera and Sonia Sidhu, say, “It is important to note that, if anyone in Canada with temporary immigration status, including international students, is charged with a crime under the criminal code and convicted, they will be subject to deportation.”

The statement goes on to add, “We understand that perception in the community is that international students are the main instigators of these incidents. We have asked the Peel Regional Police to investigate and update us on their findings.”

WHAT THE POLICE SAY

Meanwhile, a police statement added, “The department has learnt that earlier this month, one of the victims had brokered a real estate deal between a Brampton property owner and Rankirat. The victim obtained a deposit from Rankirat to lease the property, but later he deal could not happen. Discussions between the victim and Rankirat regarding the declined offer grew heated.”

Adding a new dimension to the case, Rankirat’s girlfriend, Ravneet, posted a video on social media on Friday claiming that Rankirat and a real estate agent, Jaskaran, had exchanged heated arguments after the agent allegedly started flirting with her.

“I had come in touch with Jaskaran, while I was looking f or a flat,” Ravneet says in the video.

This week’s violence comes six months after a December 2017 incident when a section of Punjabi community and students faced off at a parking brawl between two groups at College Plaza in Brampton (Ontario) near Sheridan College in which three men were charged.

Harjinder Brar, ex-student of Centennial College, Ontartio, said, “The majority of the students who come to Canada are not mature enough.”

Harpreet Sidhu (name changed), who runs real estate business in Canada, says, “Students from a wealthy background in India come here and instigate violence. Most such students roam around in the College Plaza in Brampton in big cars and end up creating a nuisance.” He added that the recent instances of violence had meant that the local population was not renting out accommodation to students, fearing nuisance.

THE LATEST ATTACK COMES AFTER DECEMBER INCIDENT WHEN SOME PUNJABI COMMUNITY MEMBERS & STUDENTS WERE INVOLVED I N A BRAWL