Gurjinder Singh (Gary) Dhaliwal, 20 and Gursimar Bedi, a 22-year-old
associate, have been charged in the Sept. 2011 slaying of Maple Batalia.
Dhaliwal had dated Batalia, but she broke it off with him because she
didn’t like the path he was taking. He is now facing a first-degree
murder charge, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced
Saturday.
Bedi is charged with manslaughter and abetting after the fact. Both will appear in Surrey Provincial Court Monday.
Dhaliwal has no criminal record, while Bedi is also currently facing
trafficking charges dating back to May 2011. He is due to appear in
court on those in January.
Batalia’s sister Rosie said she is glad charges have been laid, but still desperately misses her sister.
Supt. Kevin Hackett, IHIT’s officer in charge, spoke of how hard
investigators work, getting help from Surrey RCMP and colleagues at E
Division’s major crime section.
Surrey’s Chief Supt. Bill Fordy, said he knew this day would come. He
said it was particularly tragic that Batalais was gunned down at SFU
where young people go to study and work towards their dreams.
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