Your Singhs today (Brampton edition)

It's been a slow day for political news, what with everyone catching their breath following President Trump's announcement of "revenge tariffs" of 10%... wait, 15% on the entire world. But there's always crime news, and you can find it by Googling "Singh+Surrey" or "Singh+Brampton". 

The second option led us to a report from the Peel Regional Police, as follows: 

Investigators from the 22 Division Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) have siezed a firearm following a kidnapping investigation where search warrants were executed in the Brampton area. On Nov. 6, 2025, at approximately 6 p.m., the complainant contacted police to advise that a close friend of his had been kidnapped. The accused demanded $200,000 from the complainant stating that if he did not provide the payment they would harm the victim. 

Through diligent police work and investigative techniques, the victim was safely located and found to be unharmed. One accused was arrested at the scene, where a .45-calibre firearm was recovered. On Feb. 13, 2026, two Criminal Code Search Warrants were executed in Brampton. Further evidence of the offence was located at the scene. One loaded firearm magazine and an unloaded rifle magazine was also located. 

Harkirat Singh, a 27-year-old from Brampton [not the Brampton city councillor of the same name]  was charged with the following: 

Kidnapping while Using Firearm

Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing there was Firearm 

Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm.

Amritpal Singh, a 27-year-old from Brampton was charged with the following: 

Kidnapping while Using Firearm 

Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm 

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing there was Firearm 

Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm 

Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized.

An arrest warrant has been issued for: Hasanpreet Singh, 28- years old of no fixed address will be charged with the following: 

Kidnapping while Using Firearm

Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing there was Firearm

Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm 

What about them mugshots then? Which Singh is which?

Glad you asked, but unfortunately we can't give you a definitive answer. Ed. scraped them from a Canadian Press story published by Global TV News 26/8/21 under the headline "Police arrest 3 men in Brampton, searching for 4th suspect in human trafficking investigation".

The report says that "Amritpal Singh, who is 23, and 22-year-old Harkuwar Singh both face eight charges, including procuring and trafficking a person under the age of 18, forcible confinement and aggravated assault. Twenty-three-year-old Sukhmanpreet Singh is charged with forcible confinement and aggravated assault."

Maddeningly, the write-up doesn't tell us which of the three alleged Sikh criminals is which. But checking the math, Amritpal Singh was 23 in 2021, soooo... 27 in 2026 sounds about right. The Amritpal Singh arrested in 2021 is most likely one and the same as the Amritpal Singh arrested last week. 

What we have yet to learn is what happened to Mr Singh between August of 2021 and this winter. Was he brought to trial on the 2021 charges? Was he convicted? Did he do time? And after that was he deported as is supposed to happen in the case of any non-citizen of Canada sentenced to more than 6 months? Or did he claim asylum or refugee status so as to remain in Canada until whenever...

Interesting questions. Don't hold your breath waiting for answers.