Pro-Khalistan Leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Wanted In India, Shot Dead In Canada Gurdwara
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a wanted terrorist and top leader of the Khalistani Tiger Force (KTF), was shot dead by two youths in Canada. Nijjar was shot in the parking lot of a gurdwara in Canada's Surrey.?Nijjar held a significant position in Guru Nanak Sikh Gurudwara Sahib in Surrey, the place where he was murdered on Sunday evening.
Accused in a case by NIA
Nijjar, 46, a native of Bhar Singh Pura village in Jalandhar, was known to be actively involved in operationalising, networking, training, and financing members of the Khalistan Tiger Force, according to the Union government. He was also accused in a case registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He was also associated with Sikh for Justice and recently went to Australia for the referendum voting.
During the investigation, it was discovered that Nijjar had made incriminating statements, posted objectionable content, and shared photos and videos on social media platforms to ¡°spread insurrectionary imputations¡± through hateful speeches.??
The criminal was under the scanner of the NIA for a long time and was an active participant in the ongoing protest of Sikh extremists outside the Indian consulate and High Commission. NIA had announced an award of ?10 lakh on Nijjar.
On 'wanted list'
His name had been included in the wanted list handed over by the then-Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the latter¡¯s visit to India in 2018.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar was also facing charges in various cases registered and being investigated by the Punjab Police, leading to a red corner notice being issued against him.
According to a Punjab government order in 2020, a total of 11 kanal and 13.5 marlas of land belonging to Nijjar was seized in his native village, Bhar Singapura, in Phillaur subdivision of Jalandhar district. A villager mentioned that Hardeep¡¯s family had migrated a long time ago, but his parents frequently visit the village and had last done so before the lockdown.
A panchayat member of the village shared that Hardeep¡¯s father has four brothers, and together they own approximately 8 acres of land. Hardeep received a portion of land from his father¡¯s unmarried uncle, who had given around 5.5 acres to Hardeep and his siblings.
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