An Indo-Canadian officer with the Surrey Police who shot himself to death in February was not well mentally and was at the time of his suicide suspended from duty and being investigated for texting a 15-year-old girl. Newly unsealed court documents reveal that Dilbag ‘Dylan’ Hothi who died by suicide at a Langley, B.C., gun range in February was under investigation on allegations of inappropriate communication with a 15-year-old girl. The filings reveal the pair allegedly exchanged fully-clothed photographs, discussed drinking and getting “wild,” that Hothi allegedly told the teen about getting “horny,” and that he had allegedly invited the girl to meet in person twice.

By DESIBUZZCanada Staff With News Files

SURREY – An Indo-Canadian officer with the Surrey Police who shot himself to death in February was not well mentally and was at the time of his suicide suspended from duty and being investigated for texting a 15-year-old girl. 

Newly unsealed court documents reveal that Dilbag ‘Dylan’ Hothi who died by suicide at a Langley, B.C., gun range in February was under investigation on allegations of inappropriate communication with a 15-year-old girl.

Hothi, an officer with the Surrey Police Service (SPS) fatally shot himself in February. At the time, the SPS confirmed he had been off duty, suspended with pay pending a breach of trust investigation. Hothi previously served in the Canadian military and the Surrey RCMP, reported Global news.

Following a court challenge of a sealing order on files in the investigation, Global News has obtained a copy of police records detailing text messages Hothi allegedly exchanged with the teen, whom he had met on the job, along with a summary of her complaint to police.

The filings reveal the pair allegedly exchanged fully-clothed photographs, discussed drinking and getting “wild,” that Hothi allegedly told the teen about getting “horny,” and that he had allegedly invited the girl to meet in person twice.

The documents were filed with the court by a Surrey RCMP officer last November, as police sought to retain possession of Hothi’s personal and work cellphones, which were seized after the teen lodged a complaint about the officer in August 2022. Police also obtained records extracted from the teen’s phone and Hothi’s police notebook.

According to the documents, Hothi met the girl at her home while on police business attempting to locate her missing friend, and the pair exchanged phone numbers so she could keep him updated on information about her friend.

The teen told police that in that initial meeting she identified herself as 15 years old, while Hothi told her he was 26.

Over the following days, the filings state the pair exchanged dozens of text messages — initially via Hothi’s work cellphone, until he asked her to contact him on his personal phone.

In one conversation, Hothi told the girl “that she is cute and that he finds her cute,” according to the police summary of messages extracted from his phone.

At another point the teen initiated a game of “truth or dare” in which the pair exchanged clothed photographs. Over the course of their conversations, Hothi sent the teen three clothed photos of himself, according to the teen’s statement.

After the girl sent Hothi a video of herself drinking, he initiated a conversation about getting drunk, according to her statement.

“Hothi asked (the complainant) if she gets wild when she is drunk, which she confirmed she did,” the documents state, adding that she explained that to her getting “wild” meant drunk and being unaware of what is going on around you.

 “Hothi told (the complainant) that he gets ‘wild and horny’ when he drinks,” the report states. Messages reviewed from Hothi’s phone subsequently corroborated the conversation.

The teen eventually went to police to file a report and show them the messages she’d exchanged with Hothi.

On Aug. 16, Hothi was arrested and his phones were seized. He was released on a promise to appear in court in November, along with an order not to contact the teen.

None of the allegations in the documents have been proven in court.

On Feb. 8, 2023 Hothi took his own life, reported Global News.

Courtesy Global News