Who Is Sandy Dosanjh? Wife of VPD Officer Kal Dosanjh Removed as Surrey Council Candidate After Husband’s Arrest

Sandy Dosanjh is no longer running for Surrey City Council in the 2026 municipal election after the arrest of her husband, Vancouver police detective Kalwinder “Kal” Singh Dosanjh. The Conservative Party of Surrey confirmed that it had removed her from its slate.

Dosanjh had been contesting a council seat alongside mayoral candidate Honveer Randhawa. David Denhoff, president of the Conservative Electors Association and the Conservative Party of Surrey, said the decision followed concerns about public confidence. He stressed that it was not an attempt to assign guilt to Sandy Dosanjh, while the party later asked for privacy for her and her family.

Sandy Dosanjh was born in Talwandi Madho, a village in Punjab’s Jalandhar district. She married Kalwinder Dosanjh in 2004 and moved to Surrey in 2010, where the couple has lived since. Before entering politics, she was publicly known for her work in business and fitness.

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The decision was made because the circumstances had created concerns over public confidence.

Her husband has served with the Vancouver Police Department for more than 25 years. He spent about 15 years on patrol in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside before taking other roles, including work in the department’s Financial Crimes Unit. He most recently served in the traffic section.

Dosanjh founded KidsPlay, a nonprofit organization, in 2015 to help young people avoid drugs, gangs and violence through sports and recreation. He said he launched the initiative after seeing disadvantaged children miss opportunities during his years working in the Downtown Eastside. KidsPlay later expanded to Surrey with youth sports and community activities. Some of the allegations against him relate to the foundation.

Dosanjh faces four counts of fraud, four counts of theft over $5,000 and breach of trust by a public officer. The BC Prosecution Service says the alleged offences occurred between December 8, 2017, and July 25, 2025, in or around Vancouver, Surrey and other locations in British Columbia. Police said alleged victims include community members and investors who dealt with Dosanjh and his co-accused, Sarabjit Singh Gill. Both men are Surrey residents and were business associates when the alleged offences took place.

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The move was not an attempt to assign guilt to Sandy, but that the party had chosen to put public trust and Surrey residents first.