Ranjit Cheema

Ranjit Cheema
Born
Ranjit Singh Cheema

1968
Cheema Khurd, Jalandhar district, Punjab, India
Died2 May 2012(2012-05-02) (aged 43)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Cause of deathTargeted drive-by shooting
Known forDrug trader, cocaine trafficking
Children1 daughter[1]

Ranjit "Ranj" Singh Cheema (1968-2 May 2012) was a Vancouver-based Indo-Canadian gangster, drug trader and longtime under-world rival of notorious gangster and former Cheema disciple, Bindy Johal.[1][2][3][4][5] He was involved in organized crime for over two-decades in Vancouver and also in cocaine trafficking.[1][6]

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  2. ^ "B.C. Liberal regrets supporting trafficker". British Columbia. September 10, 2008.
  3. ^ "Cheema's history". CBC News. Canada: CBC.ca. May 2, 2012.
  4. ^ "Vancouver gangster Ranj Cheema survived assassination attempts, hard prison time before murder: Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. Canada: Global News. May 3, 2012. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dhaliwal says he made a mistake: CTV News". bc.ctvnews.ca. Canada: CTV News. September 11, 2008. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "B.C. gangster gunned down in drive-by hit: Toronto Sun". Toronto, Canada: Toronto Sun. May 3, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2019.