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On 18 June 2023, Nijjar was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Sikh temple (Gurdwara) in British Columbia. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] On 18 September 2023, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that Canadian intelligence agencies were "pursuing credible allegations of a potential link" between Indian government agents and the assassination of ...
The Mehjoor Nagar Sikh massacre refers to the fatal shooting of Sikhs on 3 February 2001 in the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. [1] [2] [3] [4] In this ...
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.
Between 140 [2] and 260 [3] Sikhs were killed, including children, by the Udasi Custodian Narayan Das and his mercenaries, [4] in retaliation for a confrontation between him and members of the reformist Akali movement, who accused him of both corruption and sexual impropriety. The event constitutes an important part of Sikh history.
According to the Indian government's figures, Bhindranwale's militants had killed 165 Hindus and 39 Sikhs between August 1982 and June 1984. [259] According to an April 1984 Washington Post report, more than 100 people were killed in Punjab between mid-February and April 1984, and more than 300 people died in Sikh-Hindu violence in the past 20 ...
In an introduction to a book written by Madeleine Albright titled The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs (2006), Hillary Clinton accused "Hindu militants" of perpetrating the act, [18] which evoked outrage of some Hindu and Sikh groups. Clinton's office did not return calls seeking comment or clarification.
Kharkus made a bomb attack on his convoy. Sahay’s bulletproof vehicle flipped over, but he escaped with minor wounds. His driver and 1 bodyguard were seriously wounded. [53] [54] [52] [51] [55] On October 9, 1991, Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Joginder Singh Kherawas killed by KLF and BTFK. Khera was ambushed in Ropar. Khera was one ...
On the same day, another group killed two officials on a train. [46]: 174 The Congress-led central government dismissed the Punjab state government (led by their party), invoking the president's rule. During the five months before Operation Blue Star, from 1 January to 3 June 1984, 298 people were killed in violent incidents across Punjab. In ...