Indian student, 20, shot dead in Canada; Suspects arrested
Edmonton: A 20-year-old Indian student, Harshandeep Singh, was shot dead in an apartment in Edmonton on December 6, according to local police.
Singh, who was working as a security guard, was found unresponsive in the stairwell of a building on 107th Avenue after police responded to reports of gunshots at around 12:30 am. Emergency services transported him to a hospital, where he was declared dead.
The Edmonton Police have arrested two suspects, Evan Rain and Judith Saulteaux, both aged 30, and charged them with first-degree murder in connection with Singh’s death. A weapon was recovered during their arrest.
A CCTV footage reportedly shows three individuals harassing Singh, throwing him down the stairs, and one of them shooting him from behind before fleeing the scene. The veracity of the footage has not been independently verified.
Authorities have stated that the postmortem will be conducted on December 9, and the motive behind the crime remains unclear.
This incident follows another recent case in Sarnia, Ontario, where a 22-year-old Indian student, Gurasis Singh, was stabbed to death. Police arrested a 36-year-old suspect, Crossley Hunter, and charged him with second-degree murder.
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Bengaluru jail introduces biometric tracking system for prisoners
Bengaluru: In a bid to curb misconduct and illegal activities inside Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, prison authorities have introduced a new ‘Prisoners Tracking Movement System’ under which inmates will have to undergo biometric verification while entering every barrack.
According to jail officials, biometric systems have been installed across all major sections of the prison, including barracks, visitor rooms, hospital, canteen, kitchen, library, playground, handicraft units and bakery sections. Staff members have also been deployed at these locations.
Officials said inmates visiting the visitors’ room must now obtain a digital token after biometric verification. Details such as the prisoner’s name, identification number and entry time will be updated in the prison software system. This will help authorities maintain a complete digital record of inmates visiting and returning from meeting rooms.
Similar systems have also been introduced at entry points of the hospital, library and other barracks accessed for work-related purposes. Officials said the system will help identify prisoners involved in suspicious or illegal activities with other inmates and enable authorities to track how much time a prisoner spends at different locations inside the prison.
Authorities stated that AI-powered cameras were already being used inside the prison to monitor inmates as well as prison staff. Along with this, digital tracking of prisoner phone calls and a digital token system for visitor meetings have now been added to strengthen surveillance over inmate movement. Officials said the project has been implemented at a cost of around Rs 2.25 crore.
The prison department has also introduced a canteen usage tracking system to monitor prisoners’ spending patterns. Instead of direct cash payments, inmates can purchase bakery items and snacks using wallets or coupons issued within the prison system.
Officials said the digital system will record details including the buyer’s name, items purchased, quantity, date, time and remaining wallet balance. This will allow prison authorities to maintain complete expenditure records of inmates.
