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The Punjabi Mafia and the Indian-Canadian Celeb Hitman Bindy Johal

The Punjabi Mafia and the Indian-Canadian Celeb Hitman Bindy Johal

FromThe Underworld Podcast


The Punjabi Mafia and the Indian-Canadian Celeb Hitman Bindy Johal

FromThe Underworld Podcast

ratings:
Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jan 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In Vancouver and the little known city of Surrey, violent gang wars between rival factions in the Indo-Canadian Sikh community has seen upwards of 200 young men killed in the last 25 years, as bloody battles fought in nightclubs and bars have seen gunshots ring out as crews of contract killers make their presence felt. Surprisingly, many of these gang members come from middle class families in well to do neighborhoods. The community traces this all back to one man: the swaggering and deadly Bindy Johal, who issued threats live in-studio on newscasts, got off on a murder trial after one of his co-defendants seduced a juror, and assembled his own hit squad that did dozens of contract killings. To some he's a folk hero, but to most of the community he's a terrifying scourge whose brutal legacy refuses to fade away.
Released:
Jan 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Underworld exposes the secret world of transnational criminal networks that have flourished since there were banks to bust, drugs to smuggle, and scams to run. Journalists Danny Gold and Sean Williams bring their experience reporting on dangerous people and organizations to take listeners on a global tour of mobsters, warlords and crooks - from Brooklyn to Beijing, from the streets to the boardrooms - and everywhere in between. Underworld is a show about heroes, villains, and the barely visible mafias that affect all our lives, whether we know it or not. Underworld Podcast Store: shop.podcastone.com/underworld