Sikh Terrorism

A person walks past signs showing Nijjar at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Modi effigy paraded in Vancouver on anniversary of Nijjar’s murder

B.C. temple leader’s death marked with mock murder trial outside the Indian consulate

 

American prosecutors say a man allegedly involved in a murder plot against a Sikh activist on U.S. soil also discussed the killing of Canadian Hardeep Singh Nijjar, just hours after Nijjar was gunned down outside a British Columbia temple. The murder-for-hire plot against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was revealed in a U.S. Federal Court indictment. Pannun speaks, Sept. 26, 2014 in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Craig Ruttle

Prosecutors say accused in U.S. murder plot talked about B.C. man’s killing

Indictment alleges Nikhil Gupta was recruited to orchestrate death of American Sikh activist

 

A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Organizers of an upcoming vote on an independent Sikh state say Canada's allegations of India's links to the killing of Nijjar have significantly bolstered vocal support for their cause. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Emboldened B.C. Sikhs speaking up as vote on independent state looms

Organizers of unofficial referendum point to Trudeau possibly linking India to Surrey killing

 

B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma looks on during the swearing-in ceremony at Government House in Victoria, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Shocked AG says B.C. doing what it can to ensure citizens are protected

Niki Sharma calls PM’s statement India may have been involved in death of Surrey man distressing

B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma looks on during the swearing-in ceremony at Government House in Victoria, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
The son of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his father was meeting regularly with Canadian intelligence officers in the months before he was shot dead in British Columbia, in a killing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says has been credibly linked to India. Police officers attend the scene of a shooting outside of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib temple, in Surrey, B.C., Monday, June 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jennifer Gauthier

Nijjar, CSIS met regularly before he was killed in Surrey, son says

The son of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his father…

The son of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his father was meeting regularly with Canadian intelligence officers in the months before he was shot dead in British Columbia, in a killing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says has been credibly linked to India. Police officers attend the scene of a shooting outside of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib temple, in Surrey, B.C., Monday, June 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jennifer Gauthier
A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian intelligence services are investigating “credible” information about “a potential link” between the government of India and the murder of Nijjar. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C.’s Nijjar called rights activist by Sikhs, terrorist by India

More about the slain B.C. Sikh at the centre of international firestorm

A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian intelligence services are investigating “credible” information about “a potential link” between the government of India and the murder of Nijjar. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Modi has expressed ‘strong concerns’ to Canada for its handling of the Punjabi independence movement, on the same day where the Sikh community in Metro Vancouver held a vote on the matter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

India has ‘strong concerns’ about Canada’s handling of Sikh independence

Prime Minister Modi: Sikh movement promoting secessionism and inciting violence

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Modi has expressed ‘strong concerns’ to Canada for its handling of the Punjabi independence movement, on the same day where the Sikh community in Metro Vancouver held a vote on the matter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
India’s envoy to Canada says he’s optimistic both countries can circumvent heated diaspora politics to form closer ties. High Commissioner of India to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma poses for a photo in Ottawa, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

India ‘satisfied’ with Canada’s response to rising Sikh-related heat

Surrey shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar has amplified rhetoric, raised questions of safety

India’s envoy to Canada says he’s optimistic both countries can circumvent heated diaspora politics to form closer ties. High Commissioner of India to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma poses for a photo in Ottawa, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Community members exit the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib temple, in Surrey, B.C., Monday, June 19, 2023. Surrey-Newton MP Sukh Dhaliwal says the shooting death of a religious leader at a British Columbia temple parking lot has prompted a meeting with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and members of the Sikh Liberal caucus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jennifer Gauthier

Sikh Liberal MPs meet with public safety minister over Surrey killing

Dhaliwal says they received assurances feds working to protect Sikh community and Canadians

Community members exit the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib temple, in Surrey, B.C., Monday, June 19, 2023. Surrey-Newton MP Sukh Dhaliwal says the shooting death of a religious leader at a British Columbia temple parking lot has prompted a meeting with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and members of the Sikh Liberal caucus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jennifer Gauthier
A police officer surveys the scene near the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib temple after a shooting in Surrey, B.C., Monday, June 19, 2023. A close associate of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his friend was warned by Canadian intelligence officials about being targeted for assassination by “mercenaries” before being gunned down on Sunday in Surrey. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jennifer Gauthier

CSIS warned B.C. Sikh temple leader of assassination threat before killing: lawyer

Police aware of speculation about political motives for attack that killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar

A police officer surveys the scene near the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib temple after a shooting in Surrey, B.C., Monday, June 19, 2023. A close associate of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his friend was warned by Canadian intelligence officials about being targeted for assassination by “mercenaries” before being gunned down on Sunday in Surrey. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jennifer Gauthier