Project Gaslight

• South Asian extortion investigation in Alberta leads to 2 men deported from Canada

  The Edmonton Police Service said it began to see a small resurgence in alleged extortion incidents after Project Gaslight concluded in 2024.

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  Mar 19
  
• ‘Project Gaslight’ guilty plea sends Edmonton man to prison

  A judge in Edmonton has sentenced a man to 7.5 years in prison for his role in 'Project Gaslight,' an extortion scheme targeting homebuilders in the city's South Asian community.

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  Dec 23, 2025
  
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• Project Gaslight ‘middle manager’ sentenced for extortions targeting fellow South Asians

  Gurkaran Singh, then 18, was a middle manager between a crime boss in Dubai and the men he was directed to torch and shoot up homes belonging to South Asians in the Edmonton area.

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  Oct 31, 2025
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• South Asian homebuilders say their house was shot up, Leduc RCMP investigating

  Leduc RCMP are investigating a home being shot up in a neighbourhood south of Edmonton, where the residents told Global News they are homebuilders of South Asian descent.

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  Aug 8, 2025
• Project Gaslight extortion arsonist pleads guilty to torching Edmonton homes

  Manav Heer pleaded guilty to four charges related to investigation into extortion and arson crimes by South Asians against successful members of their own community.

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  Aug 2, 2025
• Edmonton police to hold town hall as South Asian community faces new extortion threats

  The town hall on Monday, July 28, is taking place at the Southwood Community League in Mill Woods. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the police presentation begins at 7 p.m.

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  Jul 17, 2025
• Project Gaslight: Edmonton police seek extradition of suspected ringleader arrested overseas

  Edmonton police believe they have found all of the people behind the extortion spree, but the alleged leader needs to be extradited from a nation Canada has no agreement with.

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  Jan 21, 2025
• Arson charges laid in Edmonton fire investigation

  Investigators believe the accused is also responsible for one of the 24 arsons that occurred in Allendale, Belgravia, Ritchie, King Edward Park, Holyrood and Strathearn this year.

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  Dec 2, 2024
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• Edmonton police charge 6 people in ‘Project Gaslight’ arson extortion case

  Six people have been charged and Canada-wide warrants have been issued for a seventh person in an Edmonton-area arson extortion investigation dubbed Project Gaslight.

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  Jul 26, 2024
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• Project Gaslight: More suspects sought, videos released in Edmonton extortion arson probe

  Police say they are getting a clearer picture of the hierarchy of the group suspected in a series of extortion crimes targeting the Edmonton's South Asian home builder community.

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  Jun 5, 2024