Canada-based pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar shot dead
June 19, 2023 - PatialaPolitics
Canada-based pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar shot dead
He was shot dead at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in the Punjabi-dominated Surrey city of British Columbia province, according to a report in the IANS. Nijjar was the president of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey.
Nijjar was also associated with the Sikhs For Justice and has been trying to radicalise the Sikh community across the world. With an aim of creating a separate state of Khalistan, he has been trying to get the Sikhs to go against India and carry out violent acts. Nijjar who had designated him as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act