How To Stop The Punjabi Gang Wars

virk30 · March 7, 2009

South Vancouver gangs responsible for 100 shootings in past two years: Police

Project Rebellion credited with stemming tide of violence by two rival groups

<H1 id=photocaption>Vancouver police Chief Jim Chu credits Project Rebellion, an anti-gang initiative, with slowing a wave of shootings between rival gangs. Five arrests were announced for a variety of weapons charges Friday.</H1><H2 id=photocredit>Photograph by: Nick Procaylo file, The Province</H2>VANCOUVER — Police have arrested members of rival southeast Vancouver gangs they say are responsible for over 100 recent shootings.

"We've always been told by media experts to never say or admit there is a gang war," said VPD Chief Jim Chu. "Well, let's get serious. There is a gang war and it's serious."

Chu announced Friday the arrests of five gangsters of the Sanghera group and the Buttar group who "are killing each other for profit and territory."

Udham Singh Sanghera, the 58-year-old leader of the Sanghera group, faces seven gun and ammunition charges.

His lieutenant, Gordon Robert Taylor, 42, faces 12 gun charges. Barjinder "Bobby" Singh Sanghera, 31, faces eight gun-related charges.

Police say they took down Bobby Sanghera as he was "in hunting mode" on the way to do a shooting. A bulletproof vest and three handguns were seized from his vehicle.

Arrested from the Buttar-Malli group is former Red Scorpion Tejinder Singh Malli, 24, and 28-year-old Bimal Datt Sharma.

Both are facing one count of break and enter. Police say they were arrested during what would have been a violent grow-rip.

The arrests were part of Project Rebellion, which concentrates on the most violent of Vancouver's gangster population.

Chu said police are prepared to arrest gangsters on any crimes they can.

"As long as it gets them off the street and into a jail cell, where innocent members of the public can't be hurt, we'll continue to pursue them this way," he added.

Insp. Mike Porteous, team commander of Project Rebellion, credited the two rival groups for 100 shootings in the last two years. Since the project's inception, there have only been three fatal gang shootings in Vancouver — none have been associated with the strife between the two groups, he said.

The Buttar part of the Buttar-Malli gang is headed by Manjit "Manny" Singh Buttar. Buttar is the former bodyguard of Bindy Johal. His brother arranged Johal's hit.

http://www.theprovince.com/news/Vancouver+...1497/story.html