<p>Canadian police have apprehended around eight Sikh youths aged between 19 to 26 years in relation to possession of loaded, prohibited or restricted firearms in Brampton city in Ontario province.</p>.<p> According to the Peel Regional Police, on the night of October 2, it received reports of shots fired in the area of Donald Stewart Road and Brisdale Drive in Brampton.</p>.<p> 'With the assistance of the Tactical Unit, eight individuals were extracted from the residence and arrested,' a press release from Peel Regional Police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p> The police confirmed that no one suffered injuries.</p>.<p> The incident comes amidst heightened tension between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18 in British Columbia.</p>.Nijjar was gay, Trudeau liked him: BJP leader Bagga makes sensational claim amid India-Canada standoff.<p> A day after the incident, officers of the Criminal Investigation Bureau executed a Criminal Code Search Warrant and a 9mm Beretta firearm was seized.</p>.<p> Those who are charged with possession of a 'Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm' include Jagdeep Singh (22), Ekamjot Randhawa (19), Manjinder Singh (26), Harpreet Singh (23), Ripanjot Singh (22), Japandeep Singh (22), Lovepreet Singh (26)-- all from Brampton.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 21-year-old Rajanpreet Singh has been charged with careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition in addition to the possession of loaded, prohibited, or restricted firearm.</p>.<p>All of them were held for a bail hearing and attended the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.</p>.<p>Tensions flared between the two nations after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations of the 'potential' involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Nijjar.</p>.<p>India has strongly rejected the charges as 'absurd' and 'motivated'. India has also voiced its concern over the safety of Indian diplomats and India's diplomatic premises in Canada.</p>
<p>Canadian police have apprehended around eight Sikh youths aged between 19 to 26 years in relation to possession of loaded, prohibited or restricted firearms in Brampton city in Ontario province.</p>.<p> According to the Peel Regional Police, on the night of October 2, it received reports of shots fired in the area of Donald Stewart Road and Brisdale Drive in Brampton.</p>.<p> 'With the assistance of the Tactical Unit, eight individuals were extracted from the residence and arrested,' a press release from Peel Regional Police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p> The police confirmed that no one suffered injuries.</p>.<p> The incident comes amidst heightened tension between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18 in British Columbia.</p>.Nijjar was gay, Trudeau liked him: BJP leader Bagga makes sensational claim amid India-Canada standoff.<p> A day after the incident, officers of the Criminal Investigation Bureau executed a Criminal Code Search Warrant and a 9mm Beretta firearm was seized.</p>.<p> Those who are charged with possession of a 'Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm' include Jagdeep Singh (22), Ekamjot Randhawa (19), Manjinder Singh (26), Harpreet Singh (23), Ripanjot Singh (22), Japandeep Singh (22), Lovepreet Singh (26)-- all from Brampton.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 21-year-old Rajanpreet Singh has been charged with careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition in addition to the possession of loaded, prohibited, or restricted firearm.</p>.<p>All of them were held for a bail hearing and attended the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.</p>.<p>Tensions flared between the two nations after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations of the 'potential' involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Nijjar.</p>.<p>India has strongly rejected the charges as 'absurd' and 'motivated'. India has also voiced its concern over the safety of Indian diplomats and India's diplomatic premises in Canada.</p>