Canada charges three Indian nationals with assassination of Sikh separatist
Canada charges three Indian nationals with assassination of Sikh separatist
By Tara John, CNN
3 minute read
Updated 4:13 PM EDT, Fri May 3, 2024
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/03/americas/canada-sikh-nijjar-assassination-suspects-intl-latam/index.html
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Three men have been arrested and charged in Canada for the alleged murder of a prominent Sikh separatist, according to Canadian police, marking the latest development in a long-running intrigue that has fueled diplomatic tension between Canada and India.
According to court filings seen by CNN, the men are identified as Karanpreet Singh, Kamalpreet Singh, and Karan Brar. They are accused of conspiring “with others to commit the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar,” according to the filings. They are also charged on a second count for using a firearm “on or about June 18, 2023… to commit first-degree murder.”
All three suspects are Indian nationals, police said in a press briefing on Wednesday.
Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was gunned down by masked men last June outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia. He was a prominent campaigner for a separate Sikh homeland out of India, which would be known as Khalistan and include parts of India’s Punjab state.
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