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An Indian citizen arrested in Ontario on Saturday was allegedly one of the two gunmen who shot B.C. Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Global News has learned. Amandeep Singh, 22, is the fourth suspect charged so far with Nijjar’s killing, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has linked to the …
Read More »Suspect in killing of temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar got student visa in days
One of the suspects accused of gunning down B.C. Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar entered Canada using a study permit that he said took only days to obtain. In a video posted online in 2019, Karan Brar said he applied for a student visa through EthicWorks Immigration Services in …
Read More »RCMP arrests alleged hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh leader
The suspected hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar have been arrested, the RCMP confirmed Friday. The RCMP took three Indian nationals into custody on Friday morning, almost a year after Nijjar was gunned down at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Surrey, B.C. The suspects entered …
Read More »Sikh group urges protests outside Indian embassies in Canada over Nijjar murder
A Canadian Sikh group has called on its members to protest outside the Indian diplomatic missions of main Canadian cities on Monday, a week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the prospect of New Delhi’s involvement in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia. Trudeau said last …
Read More »Canada’s India allegation puts U.S. in ‘difficult’ spot as it seeks deeper ties
Canada’s allegation that there is evidence agents of India’s government may have behind the killing of a Sikh leader on Canadian soil have put the U.S. in what experts say is a “difficult” bind as it seeks deeper economic ties with the South Asian superpower. The Biden administration has said …
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