organized crime
Canadian police say India collaborates with gangs to kill dissidents
Canadian authorities have accused the Indian government of collaborating with a criminal network led by one of India's most renowned gangsters, Lawrence Bishnoi, to conduct targeted killings of dissidents in Canada. On Monday, a diplomatic row erupted between India and Canada when Canadian police accused Indian diplomats of "criminal" acts in the nation, such as extortion, intimidation, coercion, and harassment, as well as conspiracy in targeted killings of Canadian residents.
Telegram’s CEO is barred from leaving France due to a criminal investigation
According to Paris prosecutors, Pavel Durov, the CEO and founder of Telegram, has been placed under formal investigation in France as part of an inquiry into organized crime on the messaging service. Mr Durov, 39, has been placed under judicial supervision rather than remanded in detention and must pay a €5 million (£4.2 million; $5.6 million) deposit. The Russian-born billionaire, also a French national, must appear at a French police station twice a week and is prohibited from leaving French territory.