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But Barinder Sidhu’s Father Darshan Singh Sidhu, Who Was Wrongfully Convicted In Jassi Sidhu’s Murder In India, Was Eventually Acquitted Of All Charges By Punjab Police!
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on June 7 that Barinder Singh Sidhu must face a new immigration hearing to determine whether he can stay in the country. He has lived in Canada since 2008. Sidhu’s father, Darshan Singh Sidhu, was wrongly convicted of offences in relation to the murder of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu in India and sentenced to life in prison in October 2005. But Darshan Sidhu was acquitted of all charges in his appeal of the conviction in 2015.
MAPLE RIDGE – An Indo-Canadian man from Maple Ridge man whose father was wrongfully convicted of crimes in the kidnapping and murder of Jassi Sidhu is facing deportation.
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on June 7 that Barinder Singh Sidhu must face a new immigration hearing to determine whether he can stay in the country. He has lived in Canada since 2008, reported Abby News.
Sidhu’s father, Darshan Singh Sidhu, was wrongly convicted of offences in relation to the murder of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu in India and sentenced to life in prison in October 2005. But Darshan Sidhu was acquitted of all charges in his appeal of the conviction in 2015.
Darshan Singh Sidhu was one of seven people arrested and charged in India with Jassi Sidhu’s murder.
In 2008, while on parole, Barinder Singh Sidhu’s father landed as a permanent resident in Canada, sponsored by a family member. He listed his wife and son Barinder, then 25, as dependants.
Darshan Singh Sidhu failed to disclose his convictions, and on a declaration form answered “no” to a question of whether he had been convicted or charged with a crime, according to court documents.
The reasons for judgment outline that, in February 2015, immigration officials wrote a report saying father and son were inadmissible to Canada. It said the appellant’s father is inadmissible because he “failed to disclose to the visa officer that he had been convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and kidnapping in India prior to his visa issuance,” and the son “did not disclose and/or withheld information concerning his father’s conviction, thereby inducing an error in the administration of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.”
“This is a somewhat unusual case,” said the reasons for judgment. “This is not a case where, unknown to the dependants, a principal applicant exaggerated a qualification or other fact in his or her application for permanent residence. The appellant knew of his father’s conviction and that criminal convictions were of interest to the Canadian immigration officials.”
The court documents do not address how a man sentenced to life in prison in India was able to leave the country and come to Canada.
Darshan Singh Sidhu eventually returned to India and won an acquittal in India in 2015. He lives in India.
In January this year, Jassi Sidhu’s mother and uncle were extradited to face a charge of conspiracy to commit her murder. Surjit Singh Badesha and Malkit Kaur Sidhu, Jassi’s uncle and mother, are now in India to stand trial.
