51-year-old Irene Thorpe, a mother of two was taking a walk in
Vancouver in 2000
NRI deported to
India for street racing death of street walker
Surrey, April 30, 2009
Varinder Kumar
The Canada Border Services Agency confirms that NRI Sukvir Singh
Khosa, who was immigrated from India with his family in 1996,
was removed from Canada Tuesday and is now in India.
He was convicted in 2000, along with other NRI Bahadur Singh
Bhalru, in the death of Vancouver resident Irene Thorpe. Thorpe's
sister says Khosa's deportation will finally bring some closure
to her family.
The immigration appeal division refused to let him stay and he
also lost an appeal for judicial review before the Federal Court
of Appeal sided with him. In BC, public opinion devided and was
50:5. Some says, he was 20-years-old, responsible adult at the
time, should be deported regardless, while others said it was
too harsh a punishment for a crime committed when he was a young
man.
Now NRIs are urged to exercise a high degree of caution for high
level of crime, when you are immigrant in these countries- CAN
BE DEPORTED EASILY.
Supreme
Court Canada ordered NRI to be deported for killing a pedestrian,
while racing in the streets of Vancouver
Surrey, March 07, 2009
Varinder Kumar
On Friday, NRI Sukvir Singh Khosa, 27, faces deportation after
the Supreme Court of Canada rejected his plea to stay in the country
on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
The 7-1 decision overturns the Federal Court of Appeal, which
ordered the Immigration and Refugee Board two years ago to reconsider
its refusal to allow the young man to stay in Canada on humanitarian
and compassionate grounds.
Justice Ian Binnie said:
- There was "no basis" for the appeal court to interfere
with the board's deportation order unless it was unreasonable.
- "Reviewing courts ought not to reweigh the evidence or
substitute their own appreciation of the appropriate solution,
but must rather determine if the outcome falls within a range
of reasonable outcomes.
- The question of whether Khosa could avoid deportation on compassionate
grounds was one that Parliament intended for the immigration
board, not the courts
There are still few legal chances to stop deportation. He can
apply to Immigration Minister for a pre-removal risk assessment
to determine whether he would be in danger of torture or cruel
and unusual punishment if he is deported to his birth country.
It may take 7-8 months according to immigration lawyer.
Some NRIs argue:
- Khosa should be deported to India because we are getting very
bad name these days.
- For the past 20 years, under sponsorship, some got easy immigration
and don't understand rules and regulation of these countries.
Other NRIs argue that he has served his sentence, does not pose
a risk to the public, and deporting him would be severe punishment
for a mistake he made as a 18 years growing man.
The Supreme Court
of Canada agreed to hear a deportation order appeal
- October 26, 2007
- The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to hear a deportation
order appeal involving a man convicted in the street racing
death of a Vancouver pedestrian in 2000.
- Khosa filed a series of appeals and a Federal Court of Appeal
decision allowed him to stay in the country.
- Khosa’s lawyer declined comment and Khosa is planning
to ask to stay on humanitarian grounds, because he has a family
to support in Vancouver. He married shortly after his conviction,
and has since had two children.
- 2005: Bahlru was expelled in 2005 but
Khosa remains, following a series of appeals.
- April 2003: Sukhvir Singh
Khosa was ordered deported from Canada to India
- Sukhvir Singh Khosa was ordered deported from Canada to India
in April 2003, after he was convicted of criminal negligence causing
death after Irene Thorpe, 51, was struck and killed in November
2000.
- Sukhvir Singh Khosa married shortly after his conviction in
April 2003 and has since had two children.
Two
NRIs convicted of killing a pedestrian, while racing in their cars
on the streets of Vancouver
February 4, 2003
Varinder Kumar
Two NRIs, Bahadur Singh Bhalru, 23, and Sukhvir Singh Khosa, 20,
were convicted of killing a pedestrian, Irene Thorpe, 51, while
racing in their cars on the streets of Vancouver in November 2000.
Khosa's car was travelling at more than 120 km/h in a 50 km/h zone
when he lost control and slammed into Thorpe
B.C. Supreme Court Judge Linda Loo put the men on probation for
three years and revoked their driver's licences for five years.
She said there weren't reliable statistics to show street racing
is on the increase.
Crown attorney Elliott Poll requested the judge to consider evidence
on the rising problems of street racing.
Irene Thorpe's sister said Judge just gave them a slap on the hand,
and a pat on the back and do it all over again.
Bahadur Singh Bhalru is the first person convicted in British Columbia
of criminal negligence causing death whose vehicle didn't hit the
victim.
Thorpe's other brother and sister said, "It's a joke."
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