Here’s everything you need to know about Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Khalistani separatist gunned down in Canada. Najjar was known to be the head of the Khalistan Tiger Force (Ktf), a separatist organization, and was wanted in India. You must read the article for more information. Follow us to know all the ideas. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the leader of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, Canada, was assassinated on Sunday night (June 18). He was the head of the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) separatist organization. Najjar, 46, was shot dead by two unidentified men at the gurdwara premises at 8:27 p.m. local time, around 9:00 a.m. India time on Monday, as he was on his way to his home. Scroll down to the next section to learn about the former’s life in Canada.
Who killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar?
Surrey, where Nijjar lived, is about 30 km southeast of Vancouver, the largest city in the western Canadian province of British Columbia. Nijjar had moved from Punjab to Canada in 1997, where he was working as a plumber. He married in the North American country and had two children. He had been the chairman of the Surrey Gurdwara body since 2020. Nijjar belonged to the Bhar Singh Pura village in the Phillaur subdivision of Jalandhar district. His parents had visited the town before the first closure due to Cvid-19.
According to the Indian government, as the leader of the KTF, Nijjar was actively involved in running and networking the organization, and in training and funding its members. He allegedly visited Pakistan in 2013-14 to meet Jagtar Singh Tara, who is currently serving a life sentence in India for his role in the assassination of former Punjab Prime Minister Beant Singh. Tara had escaped from jail in 2004, but was arrested again in Thailand in 2015 and taken to India. Najjar was also a friend of Dal Khalsa leader Rajinder Singh, one of the five hijackers of an Indian Airlines flight in 1981. Rajinder Singh is currently in Pakistan.
The NIA had declared a cash reward of Rs 10 lakhs for Nijjar. His name was on the wanted list that former Punjab Prime Minister Captain Amarinder Singh handed over to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the latter’s visit to India in 2018. Najjar was named in the FIR that the NIA registered in December 2020 when farmers were protesting against the three farm bills in Delhi. Najjar, along with Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and Paramjit Singh Pamma, were charged with conspiring to create an atmosphere of fear and lawlessness, causing discontent among the people and inciting rebellion against the Government of India.
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