Brampton Gurdwaras at Center of $15M Lawsuit Against Former MP Raj Grewal
A September 2026 lawsuit alleges that two prominent GTA Gurdwaras, including Brampton's Nanaksar Gurdwara, were used to guarantee $15 million in loans connected to former Brampton MP Raj Grewal, who was reportedly carrying debts exceeding $200 million. Separately, RCMP has issued formal death-threat warnings to two Sikh activists with ties to the Peel region following credible threat notifications. In a third development, a 14-year-old boy was charged after Brampton's Tamil Genocide Memorial was spray-painted with derogatory messages in a hate crimes investigation.
🗳️ Former MP Raj Grewal Named in $15M Gurdwara Lawsuit
Mississauga-based lawyer and former Brampton Member of Parliament Raj Grewal has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed September 4, 2026, alleging that two prominent GTA Gurdwaras were used to guarantee $15 million in private loans while he was reportedly more than $200 million in debt. The Sikh Spiritual Centre Toronto, known as the Etobicoke Gurdwara, and Brampton's Nanaksar Gurdwara are both named as defendants alongside Amarjit Singh Deol, president of both institutions, and Gurmail Singh Nirman, treasurer and director of the Sikh Spiritual Centre Toronto. The plaintiffs — two Hamilton-based private lenders, SSMT Management Inc. and Oculus Mortgage GP Inc. — provided the $15 million in spring 2025, with repayment structured as interest-only at an annual rate of 24 percent, equivalent to approximately $300,000 per month. Payments were missed, and more than $1.5 million in interest had gone unpaid as of the filing date. Grewal is listed as personally responsible for the full loan amount and all outstanding payments. Court records show Grewal and RSG Law, the firm he founded, face approximately two dozen separate lawsuits. In a connected matter, a case involving roughly $6 million in counterfeit cheques processed through RSG Law resulted in a $250,000 wire transfer from the firm's trust account to the Sikh Spiritual Centre Toronto in April. Grewal's lawyer, Simon Bieber, stated the matter had been resolved, though proceedings remain active. [1]
RCMP Warns Two Sikh Activists of Credible Death Threats
RCMP issued formal duty-to-warn letters to at least two Sikh activists in Canada, informing them of credible, serious, and imminent threats to their lives. The letters were sent to Inderjeet Singh Gosal of Caledon, Ontario, and Manjinder Singh of Abbotsford, British Columbia, both of whom are involved in advocacy for an independent Sikh homeland in India. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press state that while no threat was directed specifically at family members or friends, those individuals could be harmed during any attempt on the activists' lives. The RCMP did not provide further specifics about the source or nature of the threats. The warnings were reported under Peel region news, and a related photograph depicted a Khalistan support demonstration held outside the Triveni Mandir Hindu temple in Brampton in April 2026, illustrating the visibility of Khalistan-related activism in the region. The duty-to-warn process is a formal legal obligation for Canadian law enforcement when credible information about threats to a person's life is received. Both activists were told that while no imminent danger was identified for those around them, their proximity during any attack could put others at risk. The letters to Gosal and Singh mark a formal RCMP acknowledgment of security threats faced by certain diaspora activists in Canada whose political activities are connected to the ongoing situation in India. [3]
Youth Charged After Tamil Genocide Memorial Defaced in Hate Crime
A hate crimes investigation by Peel Regional Police led to criminal charges against a 14-year-old Brampton youth following the vandalism of the Tamil Genocide Memorial at Chinguacousy Park. The memorial, unveiled in May 2025, honours victims of the Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka and stands as a site of collective memory for the Tamil diaspora in the region. Authorities received reports of the vandalism on March 20 after the monument was spray-painted with derogatory messages. Police made an arrest on March 31 and charged the youth with two counts of mischief over $5,000. Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the boy's identity is protected and cannot be disclosed publicly. He is required to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice at a later date. Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah stated that the force would not tolerate vandalism, particularly when it is hate-motivated and targets spaces that carry deep meaning for the community. He affirmed that people across the region have the right to feel safe in public spaces. The memorial had been the result of years of community advocacy before its 2025 unveiling. Its defacement in a targeted act of hate drew broad concern from Brampton's Tamil community and beyond, underscoring the ongoing need to protect culturally significant public monuments from hate-motivated destruction. [5]
Sources: [1] The Pointer · [3] CP24 · [5] CBC