The federal government has listed the Bishnoi Gang as a terrorist entity, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced on Monday.

"Specific communities have been targeted for terror, violence and intimidation by the Bishnoi Gang. Listing this group of criminal terrorists gives us more powerful and effective tools to confront and put a stop to their crimes," the minister said in a statement.

Listing a group as a terrorist entity in Canada gives the federal government the power to freeze or seize property, vehicles and money, along with giving Canadian law enforcement additional tools to prosecute terrorist offences.

The Bishnoi Gang is one of a number of criminal enterprises from the Punjab and Haryana states in northern India that have spread into North America in recent years

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