According to media reports from Punjab, Gurjot Garcha was allegedly wanted in multiple criminal cases, including the murder of Manminder Singh alias Mindhi, brother of slain gangster Rupinder Gandhi. According to his friends, Garcha died from drug overdose leading to cardiac arrest on Sunday. They claimed that Garcha had returned home after attending a party but didn’t wake up in the morning.

TORONTO – Allegedly wanted Punjab gangster Gurjot Singh Garcha died from an overdose in Surrey last Sunday. While Punjab media reported he died mysteriously under unknown circumstances, but local sources told DESIBUZZCanada that he died from an overdose.

Garcha lived with his wife in the Surrey area after getting married while his in-laws lived in the Seattle area and came to Surrey immediately upon hearing of Garcha's death.

According to his friends, Garcha died from drug overdose leading to cardiac arrest on Sunday. They claimed that Garcha had returned home after attending a party but didn’t wake up in the morning.

He was wanted in multiple criminal cases, including the murder of Manminder Singh alias Mindhi, brother of slain gangster Rupinder Gandhi.

Gurjot was said to be a close-aide of Rajwinder Singh Ravi alias Ravi Khawajke. He had suspected that Khwajke was killed by gangster Davinder Bambiha, who was close to the Rupinder Gandhi gang. Seeking revenge, he had hatched conspiracy to kill Rupinder’s brother.

He had hatched the conspiracy to kill Manminder, and was booked by the Khanna police for the same. A day after the killing, Gurjot had taken responsibility of murder in a post on his Facebook account.

He was facing several criminal cases in Ludhiana and other districts, but had managed to flee to Canada.

On November 15, 2015, Garcha was arrested in an attempt to murder case and was admitted at the Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) after sustaining bullet injury in a clash with another group at Khanna.

He had escaped from the hospital with the help of his accomplice, and was possessing arms. Around 15-20 unidentified persons had struck at the hospital and taken Garcha along.