Killer of Abbotsford man now charged with attempted murder in Surrey
Published 10:55 am Monday, February 9, 2026
A man who is awaiting sentencing for killing an Abbotsford man in 2023 was recently charged with a shooting in Surrey.
Chanchal Badwal, 49, now faces six new charges related to shots being fired Jan. 1 at a home in the area of 140B Street and 59 Avenue in Surrey.
Surrey Police Services previously reported that, on that date, a man with a gunshot wound was transported to hospital in stable condition, and another man was arrested at the scene.
Badwal has now been charged with attempted murder, assault causing bodily harm, breaching his bail conditions, possessing a restricted firearm, discharging a firearm with the intent to wound, and unlawfully discharging a firearm.
He remains in custody.
Badwal pleaded guilty in November to manslaughter in relation to the 2023 death of Imtiaz Hussain of Abbotsford.
Hussain, 62, was found dead in his home in the 31000 block of Madiera Place (just west of Clearbrook Road) on July 18, 2023, by patrol officers who were investigating a report of a “suspicious circumstance.”
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced the next day that Badwal had been charged with the killing, saying it was “an isolated incident between two men known to each other.”
No details have been released about the cause of death.
It’s not clear how long Badwal was in custody before being released.
Badwal is next scheduled to appear in B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford on June 12 for a pre-sentence report on the manslaughter charge.
The maximum sentence for manslaughter in Canada is life in prison, but most sentences range between four and 15 years.
According to the provincial court database, Badwal has prior convictions for assault, uttering threats, impaired driving and breaching his conditions.
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