Inderjeet Singh Gosal's charges include illegal possession and careless use of a prohibited handgun for purposes dangerous to the public peace

The leader of Sikhs for Justice in Canada was arrested on a dozen firearms charges, two years after his predecessor was gunned down in British Columbia and the case sparked a geopolitical rift with India.

Inderjeet Singh Gosal, 36, was arrested Friday and charged with crimes including illegal possession and careless use of a prohibited handgun for purposes dangerous to the public peace, in Oshawa, Ontario, according to a copy of the charge sheet seen by Bloomberg News. Two other men were also charged alongside him.

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