Toronto, April 25 -- While Canadian media reporting and political comments and actions have focused on the Lawrence Bishnoi Gang in relation to the extortion cases in the country, agovernment report publishedon Thursday also pointed to the Khalistan-linked Bambihaoutfit, as well as "copycat" actors, for their role in such criminal activity. The report was released by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Canada's financial intelligence unit and anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing supervisor. "FINTRAC analysis suggests that multiple crime groups appear to be involved in ongoing extortion activities, including the Bishnoi Gang and Bambiha Gang. Notably, reporting submitted to FINTRAC indicates the possibility of "copycat" actors leveraging the weight associated with these crime groups to maximise their own impact," the report noted. It also alluded to the use of international students from India, particularly for undertaking transactions relating to extortion. The Bishnoi gang was designated a terror entity in September 2025. Describing it as "a transnational criminal organisation with a presence in Canada and is active in areas with significant diaspora communities", the report stated that its "core criminal portfolio" reportedly includes a variety of fraud schemes, human trafficking, narcotics trafficking, extortion, and targeted killings, which are described as its largest revenue sources both domestically and abroad. The Bambiha gang, named after the deceased Davinder Bambiha, "functions as a rival to the Bishnoi syndicate and has grown into a sprawling network of operatives involved in extortion, contract violence, and large-scale protection rackets", the report noted, adding that it operates through a multi-layered structure of regional commanders inside India and international coordinators based abroad, including Canada and the US, enabling it to sustain operations ranging from violent attacks to coordinated intimidation campaigns. While they were not mentioned in the report, Indian authorities have alleged that two prominent figures linked to the Bambiha gang in Canada, Sukhdool Gill and Arshdeep Gill, were also connected to the separatist movement. Sukhdool Gill, also known as Sukha Duneke, was killed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in September 2023, while Arshdeep Singh, better known as Arsh Dhalla, has faced multiple charges in recent years....