ED raids Mohali home of Simran Preet Panesar, suspect in Canada’s biggest gold heist
1 month ago

ED raids Mohali home of Simran Preet Panesar, suspect in Canada’s biggest gold heist

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday searched the Mohali premises of a man who is an alleged suspect in Canada's biggest-ever gold heist of more than USD 20 million, official sources said. The sources identified the man as Simran Preet Panesar, who is in his thirties. The federal probe agency has recently filed a criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to investigate the said loot from Canada's Pearson International Airport in April, 2023. According to media reports, an air cargo container with gold bars was stolen from a secure storage facility at the said airport in 2023, possibly using fake documents.

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ED raids Canada gold heist accused’s residences in Mohali, Chandigarh
1 month ago

ED raids Canada gold heist accused’s residences in Mohali, Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi : The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the residences of Simran Preet Panesar, key suspect in Canada’s biggest-ever gold heist, at Sector 79 in Mohali and Sector 38 in Chandigarh, two days after the federal agency registered a money laundering case in the crime that took place on foreign soil. The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the residences …

Who is Simran Preet Panesar, accused in Canada’s biggest gold heist? Why has ED raided his Punjab house?
1 month ago

Who is Simran Preet Panesar, accused in Canada’s biggest gold heist? Why has ED raided his Punjab house?

Firstpost  

Enforcement Directorate officials swooped down on the house of Simran Preet Panesar on Friday morning in Mohali. That’s because authorities swooped in on the residence of 32-year-old Simran Preet Panesar, who is wanted by the Canadian authorities for his alleged role in the gold heist of over C$20 million. As the investigations continue, we take a closer look at who …

ED searches in Mohali for Canada’s biggest-ever gold ‘heist’ case
1 month ago

ED searches in Mohali for Canada’s biggest-ever gold ‘heist’ case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday searched the Mohali premises of a man who is an alleged suspect in Canada's biggest-ever gold heist of more than $20 million, official sources said. The federal probe agency has recently filed a criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to investigate the said loot from Canada's Pearson International Airport in April, 2023. …

ED raids on Panesar, key suspect in Canada’s biggest gold heist
1 month ago

ED raids on Panesar, key suspect in Canada’s biggest gold heist

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the residence of Simran Preet Panesar, key suspect in Canada’s biggest-ever gold heist, in Mohali, two days after the federal agency registered a money laundering case in the crime which took place on foreign soil. The financial crimes probe agency, without any request from Canada, has suo motu registered an Enforcement Case Information Report …

Simran Preet Panesar, wanted in Canada's largest gold heist, found staying in Chandigarh: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Simran Preet Panesar, wanted in Canada's largest gold heist, found staying in Chandigarh: Report

Hindustan Times  

The 32-year-old Simran Preet Panesar, a former Air Canada manager wanted for his alleged role in Canada's biggest gold heist of over $20 million, has been found living quietly with his family on the outskirts of Chandigarh, The Indian Express reported. Simran Preet Panesar, who was an Air Canada manager at the time, had given the police team a tour …

CA$ 30m gold heist: Stolen bars may be in India, say police
8 months, 2 weeks ago

CA$ 30m gold heist: Stolen bars may be in India, say police

Hindustan Times  

Toronto: Gold, worth over CA$ 30 million, stolen during the largest heist in Canadian history, may have ended up in India, according to law enforcement. The gold, in 6600 bars, was stolen from an Air Canada cargo terminal in Toronto’s Pearson Airport on April 17 last year. “We believe a large portion has gone overseas to markets that are flush …

Canada’s largest gold heist case: Punjab-origin former airline manager to surrender, says lawyer
9 months, 1 week ago

Canada’s largest gold heist case: Punjab-origin former airline manager to surrender, says lawyer

Hindustan Times  

Ottawa Simran Preet Panesar A 31-year-old Indian-origin former Air Canada manager wanted in connection with Canada’s largest gold and cash heist worth CAD 22.5 million is preparing to surrender in the next few weeks, his lawyer has said, according to a report on Saturday. Simran Preet Panesar, wanted in the brazen multimillion-dollar gold heist at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport last …

Indian-origin suspect to surrender in Canada over $20-million gold heist
9 months, 1 week ago

Indian-origin suspect to surrender in Canada over $20-million gold heist

India Today  

A former Air Canada manager who is wanted for his alleged role in a $20 million gold heist, the largest in Canadian history, is preparing to turn himself, his lawyer told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp on Friday. Lafontaine told CBC that Panesar was very confident in the justice system and that “when this prosecution is over, he will have been …

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