Hardeep Singh Nijjar (11 October 1977 – 18 June 2023) was a Canadian Sikh involved with the Khalistan movement, which calls for an independent Sikh state. [3] [4] Born in India, Nijjar emigrated to Canada in the mid-1990s. [5]

Oct 15, 2024 · Nijjar was fatally shot in his pickup truck in June 2023 after he left the Sikh temple he led in the city of Surrey, British Columbia. An Indian-born citizen of Canada, he owned a plumbing business and was a leader in a movement to create an independent Sikh homeland, which is banned in India.

Sep 19, 2023 · Nijjar, 45, was shot dead outside a Sikh temple on June 18 in Surrey, a Vancouver suburb with a large Sikh population, three years after India had designated him as a...

May 4, 2024 · Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was gunned down by masked men last June outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia.

Oct 15, 2024 · Ties between India and Canada have worsened to an all-time low. Both countries have expelled top diplomats, issuing harsh statements against each other. At the heart of this diplomatic fallout is the murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar in …

Oct 16, 2024 · Nijjar, 45, was fatally shot in his pickup truck after he left the Sikh temple he led in Surrey, British Columbia. An Indian-born citizen of Canada, he owned a plumbing business and was a leader in what remains of a once-strong movement …

Oct 15, 2024 · India and Canada have expelled each other's diplomats over the 2023 murder of Sikh activist and naturalized Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was fatally shot in his pickup truck in...

Sep 20, 2023 · It all started on Monday, when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed he has credible information linking India to the killing of prominent Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Canada’s...

May 3, 2024 · Canadian police on Friday arrested and charged three Indian men with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year and said they were probing whether the men had...

Oct 23, 2024 · On June 18, 2023, Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead in Surrey in what Canadian authorities initially considered a gang-related killing. However, former Canadian National Security Adviser Jody Thomas testified that Nijjar’s murder might …