Are Police Forces Ok With South Asian Gangsters Killing Themselves?

Homicide investigators say 23-year-old Brothers Keeper gangster Jaskeert Kalkat was the man killed Thursday around 8:30 pm at the Cactus Club restaurant, which became a chaotic mess following the shooting with patrons fleeing and knocking over chairs and tables.  Along with Kalkat, a young Indo-Canadian woman, who may be the murdered man’s girlfriend and daughter of an RCMP officer according to social media chat, was also shot along with another person who was not identified anywhere. The young woman who was identified on social media with her instagram page photos previously worked at Cactus Club but none of the targets were dining at the restaurant when they were shot. Police have been under fire for doing nothing to stop the gang violence and many in the South Asian community are asking are local police forces okay with South Asian gangsters killing each other as they have done nothing to stop the violence that have now killed innocent people and injured bystanders.

By R. Paul Dhillon – Editor-Founder DESIBUZZCanada 

BURNABY — Gang violence is truly out of control as another high profile Indo-Canadian gangster was gunned down in a hail of bullets at a Burnaby strip mall Thursday night that also injured two others, who were sent to hospital.

Homicide investigators say 23-year-old Brothers Keeper gangster Jaskeert Kalkat was the man killed Thursday around 8:30 pm at the Cactus Club restaurant, which became a chaotic mess following the shooting with patrons fleeing and knocking over chairs and tables. 

Along with Kalkat, a young Indo-Canadian woman, who may be the murdered man’s girlfriend and daughter of an RCMP officer according to social media chat, was also shot along with another person who was not identified anywhere. The young woman who was identified on social media with her instagram page photos previously worked at Cactus Club but none of the targets were dining at the restaurant when they were shot.

Police say all three people shot at the Cactus Club were targeted, and the shooting was part of the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict.

“(Kalkat) was known to police, he was known to be affiliated to gang activity,” said Sgt. Frank Jang with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. NEWS 1130 has learned Kalkat was linked to the Brothers Keepers.

“It’s still early in the investigation but we believe all three [people] were targeted in the shooting last night (Thursday),” Jang explained.

Sources told DESIBUZZCanada the murder is likely retaliation for the fatal shooting of United Nations gangster Karman Grewal, 28, at Vancouver International Airport on Sunday afternoon. This information was also widely shared on whatsapp along with photos and videos from the murder scene.

Jang confirms a vehicle found burning in South Surrey in the area of 184 Street and 16 Avenue about a half hour after the shooting is the same one the shooters used in their get-away from Market Crossing.

IHIT is pleading with anyone who may have captured dashcam footage of the suspect vehicle — a white SUV — along Highway 91, 99, and 16th Avenue between South Surrey and Burnaby to contact them.

“We need you to check that footage and we need you to contact us right away — contact the Burnaby RCMP, contact IHIT through our information line, but do so right away. It is crucial evidence and we need it,” Jang urged.

There is no shortage of footage from the shooting and much of it was uploaded to social media. One video showed Kalkat’s body lying on the parking pavement after paramedics tried to save him to no avail.

Kalkat was a long time Brothers’ Keeper associate from the days of Gavinder Grewal who was murdered and when violence followed, Kalkat along with Harniel and Sumdish Singh Gill were charged with assault.

All three pleaded guilty in Vancouver Provincial Court. Gill and Kalkat each got two-month conditional sentences and a year’s probation. The judges in each case declined to impose firearms prohibitions despite a request from the prosecutor.

The spate of fatal, gang-related violence may have been triggered on April 18, when 31-year-old Harpreet Singh Dhaliwal was gunned down outside Cardero’s restaurant in Vancouver. Investigators have said he had known ties to the Brother’s Keepers gang.

Three days later, another man was shot and killed in broad daylight outside of the Langley Sportsplex. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team identified him as Todd Gouwenberg, a 46-year-old former mixed-martial artist who had links to the United Nations gang.

On May 1, correctional officer Bikramdeep Randhawa was shot to death in a Delta mall parking lot in what may have been a case of mistaken identity but police have not confirmed whether it was work related.

On May 8, Toni Dalipi, 19, was shot to death outside a Burnaby vape store. Ahmed Tahir, 20, has been charged with first-degree murder. The slaying has also been linked to the Lower Mainland gang conflict.

Last Sunday, Karman Grewal was shot and killed in broad daylight at Vancouver International Airport, in what’s been described as a brazen execution police say was tied to the ongoing gang conflict. That followed a murder in Burnaby Saturday, where gunfire also injured a bystander.

There have been 11 shootings in the past month, including two others at shopping malls, and one at a busy park.

Police have been under fire for doing nothing to stop the gang violence and many in the South Asian community are asking are local police forces okay with South Asian gangsters killing each other as they have done nothing to stop the violence that have now killed innocent people and injured bystanders.

BC Solicitor General Mike Farnworth met with chiefs of police from departments across the region Thursday to discuss further ways to try to reduce the level of gang violence.

“When I have my discussions with the police … it will be able to get a full sense of the situation that communities are facing throughout the Lower Mainland and the approach that is being taken. Police have said this is not about resources. But at the same time, I want to make sure that there’s no gaps where the province could provide further assistance,” Farnworth said earlier Thursday.

“Police are currently in the evidence gathering phase. No further information will be provided at this time,” he said. Anyone with information is asked to contact IHIT at 1-877-551-4448 or ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.