Charan Gill, human rights pioneer and B.C. South Asian community leader, dies at 84 © Facebook Charan Gill in an undated file photo Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Gill died following a long battle with cancer, which was not the case. Global News sincerely regrets the error. Charan Gill, a pillar of B.C.'s South Asian community lauded for his work in the province's human rights and labour movements, has died at the age of 84, his family announced Tuesday. A post on Gill's Facebook page said he passed away peacefully at Langley Memorial Hospital with ...