VPD officer Kal Dosanjh charged with fraud, $3M losses across 19 victims

Vancouver police Const. Kal Dosanjh faces nine counts of fraud, theft, and breach of trust involving $3 million and 19 investors. He has been suspended with pay pending a board review.

Nine charges against 26-year VPD veteran over housing fraud and charity theft

Vancouver Police Department Chief Steve Rai confirmed Friday that Const. Kalwinder (Kal) Dosanjh, a 26-year veteran of the force, faces nine criminal counts — including fraud, theft, and breach of trust — linked to roughly $3 million in losses suffered by 19 investors across three housing developments and a children's charity, Vancouver Sun Crime reports.

Rai read a prepared statement at a news conference, flanked by senior officers, confirming what had previously circulated as unverified reports. Dosanjh, 50, whose most recent posting was as a motorcycle traffic officer, was released from custody without spending a night in jail. He has been suspended with pay, though Rai said the force is recommending to the Vancouver Police Board that the suspension be converted to unpaid leave.

Nine counts spanning housing projects and Kids Play

Court documents show Dosanjh faces four counts of fraud over $5,000, four counts of theft over $5,000, and one count of breach of trust by a public officer. A co-accused, Sarabjit Singh Gill, 51, is named on six of the fraud and theft counts.

The charge sheet identifies three housing projects at the centre of the allegations: Azura, Queen's Park, and Sahara. Three of the fraud charges relate to investors in those developments; three theft charges refer to the removal of money and property from the same investment deals.

Two additional counts involve Kids Play, a children's charity that Dosanjh helped found — one charge of theft of monies and one of fraud. The ninth and final count alleges Dosanjh committed breach of trust "by using his position for a purpose other than the public good."

As conditions of his release, Dosanjh is prohibited from contacting any of the investors, any member of the Vancouver Police Department, or Gill. He is also barred from incorporating a company, organising fundraising events, or attending any Kids Play function.

Investigation launched after multiple complaints in December 2023

Rai said the VPD's investigation began in December 2023 after multiple individuals came forward describing themselves as victims. The inquiry ran for roughly 2½ years, and the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner was notified at the outset, Rai said.

Police and prosecutors allege the offences took place between December 8, 2017, and July 25, 2025, at or near Vancouver, Surrey, and other locations across British Columbia.

Officers conducted several searches on Thursday, including at the Surrey offices of Kids Play and at Dosanjh's home, according to sources cited by Vancouver Sun Crime.

Rai was asked why the VPD investigated one of its own officers rather than referring the matter externally. He said the RCMP — the only other B.C. force large enough to manage such an inquiry — was stretched thin, in part due to Surrey's transition to a new municipal police force. It was jointly decided, Rai said, that the VPD would lead the investigation.

"Incidents like these are profoundly troubling and inconsistent with the values of our organization," Rai said.

The force is also taking steps to file a forfeiture lawsuit against Dosanjh, Rai added.

Civil lawsuits preceded the criminal charges

Dosanjh and Gill are already named in multiple active civil suits filed in B.C. Supreme Court.

One action, brought by West Point (Queens Park) Ltd. Partnership in March 2023 — before the first police complaint was filed — names Dosanjh, Gill, and their associated companies as defendants. That lawsuit alleges improprieties during a deal to develop a Mission property purchased by a numbered company on behalf of the limited partnership in 2019. According to the claim, the defendants borrowed funds against the Mission property without the plaintiff's knowledge and used the proceeds to acquire and develop a separate property on 64th Avenue in Surrey. The suit further alleges Dosanjh breached the terms of the limited partnership agreement, causing financial damage to the plaintiff.

A second lawsuit, commenced in 2024, alleges that money invested in the Mission project was redirected into several other properties in Surrey and Abbotsford.

In both cases, Dosanjh filed responses denying all allegations and describing them as baseless, false, and malicious. His filings argue he paid $5.6 million for the Mission property — not the $4 million the plaintiffs claim — while the plaintiffs contend their equity in that asset was depleted. None of the civil allegations have been proven in court.

Dosanjh is scheduled to appear in court again later this month.

Source: Vancouver Sun Crime