A 25-year-old hired to "terrorize" Punjabi singer AP Dhillon at the behest of the Bishnoi gang came to Canada four years ago on a student visa, according to court records obtained by CBC News.
But the judge who sentenced Abjeet Kingra last month for a violent September 2024 attack on the musician's B.C. home said the accused struggled in school and the Canadian employment market, "and in doing so failed to meet [his] family's financial needs back home, thus taking on this contract."
"It was put that you: 'Put your family's need ahead of the safety of others,'" said Judge Lisa Mrozinski, quoting submissions from Kingra's lawyer.
"But really, Mr. Kingra, these were your needs and your family can in no way be held responsible for these offences."
'Almost cinematic in nature'
Mrozinksi sentenced Kingra to six years in jail last month for arson and a firearms-related offence that saw Kingra and a
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