MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that similar extradition requests of syndicates linked to the Bishnoi gang were made recently as well, but Canada has not responded yet.

India had sought the extradition of Lawrence Bishnoi gang members from Canada but is yet to receive a response from Ottawa, the MEA said Thursday.

Stating that the Canadian government has not taken any action on India's core concerns, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "There is a political motive also behind this".

India on Thursday said it had shared with the Canadian government security-related information regarding members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and other gangs, seeking their arrest, but so far “no action” has been taken by Ottawa.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday that India had requested Canada to arrest members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang but it didn't act on New Delhi's “core concerns”. The MEA also rejected "false imputations against our diplomats" made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Significantly, while rejecting Canada's allegations linking Indian diplomats to the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, India also underlined its “strong and vibrant” economic ties with Canada.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this in response to a query during his weekly briefing as he fielded questions on India-Canada ties, a day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified before a Commission of Inquiry.

Lawrence Bishnoi, who hails from a small village in Punjab, is now widely regarded as India’s most feared mob boss. And although he has been in prison for the past nine years, Bishnoi’s enterprise has grown from a small-time racket on a Punjabi university campus to a national – and even international – criminal network,

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday that India had requested Canada to arrest the members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, but no action has been taken by the Canadian side on the request.