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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]
On 18 June 2023, Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead in the parking lot of a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia. Nijjar was allegedly the head of two pro-Khalistan organisations in Canada, and had been accused by the Indian Government of orchestrating targeted killings in India, for which it unsuccessfully sought his extradition. [159]
According to The Globe and Mail, the early 2000s witnessed the declining influence of pro Khalistan Sikhs within Surrey's milieu, and the issue became a taboo.Nijjar, upon being elected head of the temple, set out to lift this taboo and introduced various Khalistan symbols and portraits of Sikh militants within the building.
In the five days preceding the operation, 48 people were killed by violence. [46]: 175 According to government estimates, the number of civilians, police, and militants killed was 27 in 1981, 22 in 1982, and 99 in 1983. [47] By June 1984, the total number of deaths was 410 in violent incidents and riots while 1,180 people were injured. [48]
Another said Nijjar was an “uplifting soul” and a “legend”. Indy Nijjar, star of Come Dine with Me, has died aged 50 (Channel 4) “He helped so many people from all walks of life.
Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) is a militant outfit of the Khalistan movement.In February 2023, it was designated as a terrorist organization by the Government of India. [1]In May 2023, India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two wanted persons at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, who allegedly were close aides of KTF's Arshdeep Singh, an "individual designated terrorist ...
Nijjar is a surname found in India. Notable people with the surname include: Aron Nijjar (born 1994), English cricketer; Rob Nijjar (born 1967), Canadian politician; Sunny Singh Nijjar, Indian actor; Surinder Singh Nijjar (1949–2021), Indian judge; Hardeep Singh Nijjar (1977–2023), Canadian Sikh separatist leader
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is a Canadian-American lawyer and a socio-religious activist who is one of the main leaders of the Khalistan movement. [1] [2] [3] He is also the legal advisor and spokesperson for Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), which aims to promote the creation of Khalistan as a separate Sikh state.