Two Indo-Canadians to be tried for murder

Toronto: Two Indo-Canadians Gurjinder and Gursimar, who were under the charge of 1st-degree murder and manslaughter would be on the trial period from March 1, said a media report.

According to a report in The Link newspaper on Sunday, Gurjinder ''Gary'' Dhaliwal is under the charge of 1st-degree murder of Maple Batalia while Gursimar was charged with manslaughter with a firearm.

19 years-old Batalia was shot at Surrey Simon Fraser University on 28^th October 2011. Batalia was dating Dhaliwal same time, who was charged with her murder along with his co-accused Bedi in 2012.

Batalia's family raised more than $50,000 for an endowment in her name, to help female students enrolled in Simon Fraser University's health sciences programme, the report said.(IANS)