Two Punjabi youth living in Canada have been arrested and charged with Criminal Code offences following a Surrey Police Service investigation into an incident where shots were allegedly fired at a residence linked to extortion threats.According to Surrey Police Service, the incident took place on April 22 at around 12:40 am, when frontline officers responded to reports of gunfire at a home in the 13400 block of 87A Avenue. Police confirmed damage to the residence and a vehicle, though no injuries were reported.The Extortion Response Team took over the investigation, identified a suspect vehicle, and later executed a search warrant at a Surrey residence with support from the Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team, Canada Border Services Agency and other SPS units.Damanjeet Singh, 22, faces charges of discharging a firearm into a place knowing or being reckless as to whether someone was present, and possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm without a licence.Pardaman Singh, 30, faces the same charges. Both men have been remanded in custody, with Damanjeet scheduled to appear in court on May 19 and Pardaman on June 1.Surrey Police Service confirmed both are foreign nationals, and the Canada Border Services Agency has been engaged in the case. Police have released photographs of the accused, saying disclosure is necessary to assist ongoing investigations and urging witnesses, victims or associates to come forward with information that may help uncover criminal networks linked to violent extortion.Recently, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) issued a special bulletin detailing a sustained campaign of coercion involving “financially vulnerable, young male Indian nationals in Canada on study permits who are being used as foot soldiers by gangs for targeted violence” against South Asian diaspora communities.FINTRAC identified the Bishnoi gang and the rival Bambiha gang as key drivers of this violence, noting that the Government of Canada officially designated the Bishnoi gang as a listed terrorist entity on September 29, 2025.It further warned that copycat actors and smaller criminal groups are exploiting the reputation of these gangs to intensify extortion threats.