Arrests Made in Response to Extortion Incidents

Region of Peel- Investigators from the Peel Regional Police 21 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau have arrested and charged five individuals in relation to violent extortion incidents in the Region of Peel and the Greater Toronto Area.
Between December 2023 and May 2024, police received multiple complaints, where the suspects were allegedly involved in extorting victims by assaulting, threatening and discharging firearms.
As a result of this investigation, these individuals were arrested and charged with the following criminal offences:
Dupinderdeep Cheema, a 36-year-old man from Brampton, was charged with the following:
• Criminal Harassment
• Fail To Comply
• Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offence
• Extortion
Beant Dhillon, a 51-year-old man from Brampton, was charged with the following:
• Assault
• Forcible Confinement
• Extortion
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
• Utter Threats
Arundeep Thind, a 39-year-old man of unknown address, was charged with the following:
• Assault
• Forcible Confinement
• Extortion
Mustapha Alawiye, a 32-year-old man from Mississauga, was charged with the following:
• Criminal Harassment
Kymani Hassakourinas, a 32-year-old man from Mississauga, was charged with the following:
• Criminal Harassment
All individuals were held for bail hearings at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact investigators with the 21 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at 905-453-2121 extension 2133. Anonymous information may also be submitted by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), by visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.
N/R:24-167
Inc: PR240068263