Canada gold heist: Indian-origin man wanted in case to turn himself in

A 31yearold Indianorigin former Air Canada manager wanted in connection with Canadas largest gold and cash heist worth CAD 225 million is preparing to surrender in the next few weeks his lawyer has said according to a report on SaturdaySimran Preet Panesar wanted in the brazen multimilliondollar gold heist at Torontos Pearson International Airport last year is very confident in the Canadian justice system his lawyer Greg Lafontaine said in a statement to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC NewsWhen this prosecution is over he will have been absolved of any wrongdoing the report quoted him as sayingOn April 17 2023 an air cargo container carrying more than 22 million Canadian dollars worth of gold bars and foreign currency was stolen from a secure storage facility using fake paperwork according to the policeThe gold and currency had arrived on an Air Canada flight from Zurich Switzerland to Pearson International Airport in Toronto Shortly after the flights landing the cargo was offloaded and transported to a separate location on airport property It was reported missing to the police a day laterPolice have arrested six people involved in the theft including Indianorigin peopleCanadawide warrants were also issued for Panesar from Brampton who was also an Air Canada employee at the time of the theftLawyer Lafontaine said Panesar retained him as soon as he learned he was wanted on charges in Canada according to the reportThe lawyer then contacted police and the Crown prosecutor to tell them Panesar planned to return voluntarily to Canada in the next few weeksHe is anxious to have an opportunity to demonstrate his absolute innocence Lafontaine was quoted as saying He added that Panesar is tidying up his affairs abroad in preparation for his return to CanadaThe lawyer did not disclose Panesars locations citing safety concernsOn May 6 2024 investigators arrested and charged Indianorigin Archit Grover at the airport in Toronto as he flew in from India according to the police The police issued a Canadawide warrant against his arrest earlier in connection with the theftIn April two persons of Indian origin Parmpal Sidhu 54 and Amit Jalota 40 both from Ontario were arrested in connection with the case along with Ammad Chaudhary 43 Ali Raza 37 and Prasath Paramalingam 35Peel Regional Police has said it is following all investigative leads to find the remaining suspectsThe stolen cargo contained 6600 bars of 9999 pure gold weighing 400 kilograms valued at over 20 million dollars and Canadian dollars 25 million worth in foreign currencyIn an earlier statement the police said that investigators seized one kilogramme of gold worth approximately Canadian dollars 89000 believed to be from the theft smelting equipment and approximately 434000 dollars in Canadian currencyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever