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Head Of Khalistan Tiger Force Shot Dead Within Gurdwara Premises In Canada
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, chief of the Khalistan Tiger Force, shot dead. (Photo: Aditya Raj Kaul/Twitter)
Two unidentified youths shot dead Hardeep Singh Nijjar, head of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib and chief of the Khalistan Tiger Force, within the Gurdwara Sahib premises in Canada’s Surrey on Sunday evening.
The Union government stated that Nijjar, a 46-year-old native of Bhar Singhpura village in Jalandhar, actively participated in operationalising, networking, training, and financing members of the Khalistan Tiger Force.
He faced accusations in a case registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and was associated with Sikhs for Justice. Recently, he went to Australia for the referendum voting.
The investigation revealed that Nijjar made incriminating statements, posted objectionable content, and shared photos and videos on social media platforms to “spread insurrectionary imputations” through hateful speeches.
According to a document from the NIA, “The incriminating evidence thus gathered substantiates that he is involved in exhorting seditionary and insurrectionary imputations and also attempting to create disharmony among different communities in India.”
In 2018, the then-Punjab chief minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, handed over a wanted list to Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, which included the name of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Punjab Police had registered various cases against Nijjar, leading to the issuance of a red corner notice against him.
In 2020, the Punjab government seized a total of 11 kanal and 13.5 marlas of land belonging to Nijjar in his native village, Bhar Singhpura, in Phillaur subdivision of Jalandhar district.
Nijjar's family had migrated a long time ago, but his parents frequently visit the village and had last done so before the lockdown, according to a villager, as reported by the Indian Express.
Nijjar received a portion of land from his father's unmarried uncle, who had given around 5.5 acres to Hardeep and his siblings.
A panchayat member of the village shared that Hardeep's father has four brothers, and together they own approximately 8 acres of land. The villagers said they hadn't seen Hardeep in the village for several years.
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