SURREY – Multiple charges have been laid against an Indo-Canadian man from Surrey in relation to five separate arsons, in Newton.
Fifty-one-year-old Balveer Singh Boparai of Surrey is now charged with five counts of arson causing damage to property. He was held in custody for court and later released.
This man has no connections to well known Punjabi singer-songwriter Balvir Boparai of De De Ghera fame, who also lives in Surrey and is in the same age bracket.
This Surrey RCMP Frontline investigation into the Indo-Canadian arsonist began on April 15, 2021, just after 12:30 p.m. Police received notification from Surrey Fire Services that several small intentional fires were set in garbage cans in Newton, since 9:30 a.m. that morning. The circumstances of each fire led investigators to believe that these fires may be connected.