From Global News.

Nearly one year after a Surrey, B.C., businessman was doused in accelerant and set on fire inside his Whalley currency exchange, the suspect, Kalid Yimer, has been charged with the attempted murder of Rahat Rao.

He remains, however, at large.

The charge against Yimer, 34, was approved on June 26. No court appearances have been scheduled as Yimer is still wanted on outstanding arrest warrants of out B.C. and Alberta.

“The family is very, very scared,” family friend and Pakistan-Canada Association of B.C. president Saif Pannu told Global News.

On Aug. 2, 2024, Rao was at work at his now-closed SNS Currency Exchange near Surrey Central Station when witnesses said he entered a back room with a man they believed was a client.

Global’s Kristen Robinson reports

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