Heartbroken family pushes for justice 2 years after killing of B.C. Corrections officer

It’s been more than two years since 29-year-old Bikramdeep Randhawa was shot and killed in the parking lot of a mall in North Delta in a case of mistaken identity.

His family is speaking out and admits it’s desperate for any movement in the investigation that will bring them closure.

A photo of Bikramdeep Randhawa, who was killed in 2021 in the parking lot of a North Delta Mall. (OMNI News Image)

Investigators say they’re confident they know who the intended victim was, as well as who was responsible, but Delta Police says it needs the evidence to get criminal charges approved.

“As we all know, knowing and proving are two different things and we’re trying to make sure we gather that evidence to bring it before the courts,” Delta PoliceDeputy Chief of Operations Harj Sidhu told OMNI News.

There are reports the actual intended target of the shooting — who is said to have had a similar car to Randhawa and lived in the same neighbourhood — was killed recently. However, police won’t confirm if there is any connection between the two cases.

“I can tell you that we are aware of the information that is out there, but I’m not in a position to confirm that they are linked in any way. We want to continue with this investigation and bring it before the courts to bring justice to Bikram and his family, and we don’t want to say anything that may compromise that investigation,” he said.

Sidhu says the case remains open and stresses solving gang-related homicides is difficult, but not impossible.

However, that’s of little comfort to the Randhawa family.

Kuvuljeet Randhawa, the mother of Bikramdeep Randhawa. (OMNI News Image)

‘My focus is always on him:’ Randhawa’s mother

Struggling to speak through tears, Randhawa’s mother says she goes through the same motions every day, while always thinking about her late son.

“I sleep. I wake up. I eat. I drink water, but my focus is always on him,” says Kuvuljeet Randhawa. “I don’t know how this could have happened.”

Dupinder Singh Randhawa is Bikram’s older brother. He’s critical of the justice system and wonders why no one has been arrested if police say they know who pulled the trigger.

“We are very disappointed, but still, I have hope. I think I’ll get justice if the system will change because the rules are very lenient for criminals,” he says. “The system [should change] so Bikram will get justice, and, in the future, nothing will happen like this. If they know, then what is the point? Why can’t they arrest them? It means, there are rules in the justice [system] to get them arrested.”

Kuvuljeet Randhawa polishes a photo of her son Bikramdeep, who was killed two years ago in a North Delta mall parking lot in a case of mistaken identity. (OMNI News Image)

He says his family remains traumatized by the killing and every day is a struggle.

“I think that’s life and we are just trying to move on. My Dad always talks to me and just keeps on pushing me to talk to police and see what they can do and that’s what I’m doing,” he said.

 “We are very disappointed, but still, I have hope.”

Randhawa says police aren’t telling them much about the investigation.

“They do talk to me but this justice system that handcuffs the police’s hands not to move ahead. If the previous [similar] cases haven’t worked properly, and this thing is in the same line, then it’s a big shame. They must change it. It’s not just me, there are quite a few more people who are waiting for justice.”

Editor’s note: Bikramdeep Randhawa’s mother spoke Punjabi during her interview with OMNI News. The quotes in this story have been translated into English.