Indian-Origin Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Canadian Prison for 2022 UBC Golf Club Murder Case

Oct 31, 2025 04:32 pm CST

A Canadian court has sentenced Balraj Basra, a man of Indian origin, to 25 years imprisonment for the first-degree murder and arson related to the 2022 shooting death of Vishal Walia at a University of British Columbia golf club. Basra is the third person convicted in this case, following earlier sentencing of accomplices Iqbal Kang and Deandre Baptiste who received 17 years and life imprisonment respectively.