Archive · 31 Oct 2025
Indian-Origin Man Gets 25 Years for Vancouver Golf Club Murder and Arson
A man named Balraj Basra, who is from India and lives in Canada, will spend 25 years in prison.
He was found guilty of murdering a man named Vishal Walia and setting a car on fire.
This happened at a golf course in Vancouver in 2022.
The judge said it was a planned killing.
After the murder, Basra and his friends burned the car they used to get away, trying to get rid of evidence.
However, police caught them very quickly.
Basra is the third person convicted in this case; two others, Iqbal Kang and Deandre Baptiste, have also been sentenced for their part in the crime.
The police are still investigating why this killing happened.
Balraj Basra, an Indian-origin man, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in Canada for first-degree murder and arson.
The convictions are related to the death of Vishal Walia, who was shot dead at a Vancouver golf club on October 17, 2022.
Justice Warren Milman described the incident as a "targeted hit at close range" and an "execution-style killing."
Basra is the third person convicted in the case, with Iqbal Kang and Deandre Baptiste having received previous sentences.
After the shooting, the perpetrators torched a stolen getaway car and fled, but were apprehended by police shortly after.
- Who
- Balraj Basra, an Indian-origin man, along with accomplices Iqbal Kang and Deandre Baptiste.
- What
- Balraj Basra has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of first-degree murder and arson in the killing of Vishal Walia. The perpetrators shot Walia at a golf club, torched a getaway car, and attempted to flee.
- When
- Basra was convicted on Tuesday; the murder occurred on October 17, 2022.
- Where
- A golf club on the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus in Vancouver, Canada.
- Why
- Basra was convicted for his role in what the judge described as a 'targeted hit' and 'execution-style killing' of Vishal Walia. The motive for the killing has not yet been disclosed by authorities.
Sentencing for Accomplices
Sentencing for Balraj Basra
Sentence Length and Parole
Sentencing for Accomplices
Iqbal Kang received 17 years for murder and a concurrent five-year sentence for arson. Deandre Baptiste received life in prison with no parole eligibility for 17 years.
Sentencing for Balraj Basra
Balraj Basra received 25 years imprisonment after being convicted of first-degree murder and arson.
- Convicted Individual
- Balraj Basra
- Sentence
- 25 years imprisonment
- Convictions
- First-degree murder and arson
- Victim
- Vishal Walia
- Date of Murder
- October 17, 2022
- Location of Murder
- Golf club on the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus, Vancouver
- Other Convicted Individuals
- Iqbal Kang, Deandre Baptiste
