The Canadian government suffered a setback in the murder case of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada in 2023. In this case, all four accused arrested by the Canadian police were granted bail by the court.
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The accused include Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh, Karanpreet Singh and Amandeep Singh. It is said that the Canadian police would not appear in court. The defendants took advantage of it. However, bail was granted under the stay of proceedings regarding court documents. The next hearing will take place on February 11.
This is how Hardeep Singh was assassinated
Nijjar was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen near the Gurunanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Nijjar was also the head of this Gurudwara. He was in his car in the parking lot outside the Gurudwara. Meanwhile, two young people arrived on motorcycles and started shooting.
Nijjar did not have time to get out of the car and died there. After this, Canadian police arrested four Punjabi youths in this case, although Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Indian agents of killing Nijjar. After which diplomatic relations between the two countries deteriorated. However, now that the accused has been released on bail, questions are being raised about the government.
Was the leader of the Khalistan Tiger Force
Hardeep Nijjar was the leader of the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF). The NIA recently released a list of 40 terrorists, in which Nijjar’s name also figured. He also played a role in holding a referendum in favor of Khalistan in the city of Brampton. Nijjar was on the list of most wanted terrorists by Indian agencies. His name has appeared in many cases of violence and crime in India. After which he was put on the list of wanted terrorists.
The priest was attacked on January 31, 2021
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a case against four people, including Nijjar, in connection with the conspiracy to murder Hindu priest Kamaldeep Sharma in Jalandhar on January 31, 2021. The other three people charged in the case are Kamaljeet Sharma and Ram Singh, who attacked the priest on the instructions of Nijjar and his associate Arshdeep Singh alias Prabha.
A vigilance notice was issued on January 23, 2015
The police had issued a lookout notice on January 23, 2015 and a red corner notice on March 14, 2016 against Nijjar. In which his extradition was requested. Nijjar was designated as an individual terrorist by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in July 2020.
The NIA said Nijjar was actively involved in recruiting, training, financing and operating a pro-Khalistan terror module aimed at spreading terror in India. He has been involved in inflammatory and hate speech on social media platforms.
In another case, the NIA had seized Nijjar’s property in his village in Punjab. Posters of which are still visible in front of his house. A reward of Rs 10 lakh has been announced against Nijjar in Canada. Nijjar was charged with the murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was acquitted last year in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombing case in Surrey.