Cricket Canada President's Surrey Home Shot Twice in Extortion Campaign
Surrey's South Asian community faced compounding safety alarms after extortion-related shootings targeted the Newton neighbourhood home of Cricket Canada president Arvinder Khosa on two separate occasions weeks apart, while RCMP separately issued duty-to-warn letters to Sikh activists in British Columbia and Ontario about credible threats to their lives.
Cricket Canada Chief's Home Hit by Gunfire in Pre-Dawn Attack
The newly elected president of Cricket Canada, Arvinder Khosa, confirmed his home in Surrey's Newton neighbourhood was struck by gunfire in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 20, 2026. CBC's fifth estate broke the story, reporting that Surrey Police officers responded to the scene at approximately 4:40 a.m. Pacific time. Investigators found at least five bullet holes in the door, windows, and exterior of the residence. Although the house was occupied when the shooting occurred, no one inside was injured. Surrey Police classified the incident as extortion-related from the outset, describing the matter as still in early stages of investigation. Sergeant Ali Gailus, a media relations officer with the Surrey Police Service, confirmed to the fifth estate in an email that an individual linked to the property had already received extortion-related threats prior to the attack taking place. Khosa, when reached by phone, confirmed his house had been targeted but declined to provide any further details at the time. The fifth estate also noted that this was not the first time a high-ranking member of the cricket organization had their home targeted, indicating a pattern of intimidation directed at those holding leadership positions within South Asian sport administration in the Lower Mainland region. [7]
Second Shooting in Two Weeks Prompts Extortion Team Takeover
The same South Newton residence belonging to Cricket Canada president Arvinder Khosa was struck by gunfire a second time on Thursday, June 4, 2026, just over two weeks after the first attack. Surrey Police Service officers responded to the scene just after 4 a.m. Pacific time following reports of shots fired near 57 Avenue and 148 Street. The home was occupied at the time of the second attack, as it had been during the first, and once again no one inside sustained any injuries. The Surrey Police Service issued a formal news release confirming that while the investigation remained in its early stages, officers believed the incident to be extortion related. Police cited both the prior threats received by individuals connected to the residence and the earlier May 20 shooting as the basis for that conclusion. The repeated targeting of the same address prompted the SPS extortion response team to formally assume control of the investigation, elevating the case to a more specialized level of scrutiny. Police appealed to the public for assistance, asking anyone with information about the suspects, or anyone holding dashcam or CCTV recordings from the surrounding area, to come forward and contact investigators. The two shootings within a fortnight drew attention to escalating concerns about organized crime pressures on prominent South Asian community figures in Surrey. [3]
🪔 RCMP Issues Life-Threat Warnings to Sikh Activists Across Two Provinces
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police issued formal duty-to-warn letters to Sikh activists in British Columbia and Ontario, informing them of credible threats against their lives, CityNews Vancouver reported on August 18, 2026. These police notifications require officers to alert specific individuals when actionable threat intelligence has been received, even when arrests or charges have not yet been filed. The report featured an image of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, identified as the late president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, whose photograph appeared on a banner outside the gurdwara, linking the current wave of security warnings to the community context that had already drawn national and international attention. The RCMP action in simultaneously warning activists in two provinces indicated that the safety concerns were not confined to any single municipality or community. For the Surrey Sikh community, already navigating a period of heightened security awareness following violence against prominent community members, the formal police notifications represented both an official acknowledgment of real danger and a signal that protective measures were being considered. The warnings extended to Ontario, suggesting a coordinated threat picture rather than isolated localized incidents. Community organizations and advocates called for greater transparency from authorities regarding the nature of the intelligence and the scope of protective measures available to those who had received the letters. [5]
Sources: [7] CBC · [3] CBC · [5] CityNews Vancouver