Peel Police take action in case of Indian-origin teen’s fatal shooting in Canada

An Indian-origin teenager, Preetpaul Singh, has been arrested in Canada for aiding the murder of another Indian-origin teen in Brampton. Another 16-year-old suspect, who is believed to have shot the person dead, is on the run.

Detectives from the Peel Regional Police Homicide Bureau have taken action in connection with the death of 18-year-old Nishan Thind.

On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, around 5:45 pm, the police received information from a local hospital about a young man who had been admitted and subsequently died.

The man was later identified as Nishan Thind from Brampton city in Canada.

Investigations revealed that Thind had been shot, but the details of where and when the crime took place were not known. Someone dropped him off at the hospital.

On January 9, 2024, police executed a search warrant at a Brampton residence and subsequently arrested another 18-year-old, Preetpaul Singh, also of Indian origin. Singh is charged with Accessory After the Fact to Commit an Indictable Offence (someone who knowingly assists or supports a person who has committed a crime after the crime has been committed).

Currently, he is in custody and will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.

The person believed to have carried out the shooting is a 16-year-old boy from Brampton. There is a Canada-wide warrant for manslaughter issued for him.

However, due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), the young person’s identity is protected, and the name cannot be released to the public.

“Our investigation into this tragedy remains active,” said a Peel Police spokesperson. “Anyone with information or video footage (dashcam or otherwise) is urged to contact Homicide.”

The police are working to find and understand more about what led to Thind being shot dead.