Three people were taken by the police and accused of killing BC Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Legal papers say that Karanpreet Singh, Kamalpreet Singh and Karan Brar are each accused of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in Nijjar’s death.
Nijjar, who was 45 years old, was shot and killed outside his place of worship in Surrey, BC, on June 18, 2023.
The charges on Friday say that the plan happened in Surrey and Edmonton between May 1, 2023, and the day Nijjar was killed.
The BC RCMP and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team will give an update on the case at 12:30 p.m. PT on Friday.
The murder caused a big problem between Canada and India. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada’s intelligence services are looking into a possible connection between India’s government and the murder.
Nijjar was the leader of a Sikh temple called Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara. He was killed by two masked gunmen in the middle of the day.
He is a strong supporter of the Khalistan movement, which wants a separate Sikh homeland in Punjab, India. Because of this, he is wanted in India and in 2020, the authorities called him a terrorist.
When he died, he was planning a vote on Khalistan for Sikhs living outside of India in British Columbia with a group called Sikhs For Justice.
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Three detained by police over the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
