New Delhi: Sukhdool Singh alias Sukha Duneke, a gangster from Punjab who had fled to Canada in 2017, was reportedly shot dead in Winnipeg, Canada on Wednesday (September 20) night. According to Hindustan Times, Singh was shot about 15 times.Several Indian portals cited “intelligence sources” to say that Singh, whom they referred to as a “Khalistani terrorist”, was killed in an “inter-gang rivalry”. Similar words were used in reports about Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing – but the Canadian government has now alleged that the Indian government had a hand in the incident. India has denied these charges, leading to a diplomatic storm.On Thursday, jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi took responsibility for the killing, NDTV reported. Bishnoi is currently in an Ahmedabad jail.Singh was from Punjab’s Moga district. According to News18, Singh has been “aiding, funding and strengthening the Devinder Bambiha gang in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan”. Singh has been named in more than 20 criminal cases including charges of murder and other serious crimes, the portal reported.Singh’s killing comes at a time when India-Canada relations are perhaps at an all-time low, after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged in parliament that India had a hand in killing a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil. All Canadian political parties have stood by their government’s claims in the matter, and said that an investigation should be carried out.Both Canada and India have expelled one senior diplomat each from the embassy of the other country. India has also issued a travel advisory for Indians planning to travel to Canada.