‘Matter Of Serious Concern’: MEA On Indian Nationals In Canada Receiving ‘Extortion Calls’
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New Delhi: The Indian government on Thursday expressed concern over reports that some Indians residing in Canada were receiving “extortion calls”.
“People getting extortion calls, especially Indian nationals, is a matter of serious concern,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said answering queries at the regular media briefing, reported ANI.
#WATCH | On Indian Nationals getting extortion calls in Canada, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, “Indians getting extortion calls in Canada is concerning…” pic.twitter.com/YGxO0NKnxb
— ANI (@ANI) January 4, 2024
“We (India and Canada) have several issues to discuss. There was an issue about a temple which was attacked. The Canadian police then thereafter went into the investigation of the temple premises, and the person who had intruded it later turned out, and they issued a statement that the person was of unsound mind. So there are these issues that keep happening…,” Jaiswal said.
As per local media reports, law enforcement in Canada has established a task force to probe reports of extortion targeting some businesses of members of the Indo-Canadian community, reported ANI.
The reports citing police in Canada said that nine incidents were being probed.
Notably, today’s press conference was Jaiswal’s maiden media briefing as MEA spokesperson.
He succeeded Arindam Bagchi, who has been appointed India’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations in Geneva.
During the briefing, Jaiswal was asked about the growing concern in the Indo-Canadian community living in Canada’s British Colombia about getting extortion calls and threat calls in the last two months and if the Indian government was monitoring the situation.
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