Here’s everything you need to know about Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Khalistani separatist shot dead in Canada. Najjar was known to be the chief of the Khalistan Tiger Force (Ktf), a separatist organization, and was wanted in India. You are required to read the article for more. Follow us around for all the insights. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, head of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, Canada, was killed on Sunday (June 18) evening. He was the chief of the separatist organization Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF). Najjar, who was 46, was shot dead by two unidentified men on the premises of the gurdwara at 8.27 pm local time, around 9 am in India on Monday, as he headed home for the day. Scroll down to the next section for learning about the former’s life in Canada.
Who Killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar?
Surrey, where Nijjar lived, is about 30 km to the 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 worked as a plumber. He got married in the North American country and had two sons. He had been the president of the Surrey Gurdwara body since 2020. Nijjar belonged to the village Bhar Singh Pura in the Phillaur subdivision of Jalandhar district. His parents had visited the village before the first Cvid-19 lockdown.
According to the Indian government, as the leader of the KTF, Nijjar was actively involved in the operationalization and networking of the organization, and the training and financing of its members. He allegedly visited Pakistan in 2013-14 to meet with Jagtar Singh Tara, who is currently serving a life sentence in India for his involvement in the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. Tara had escaped from jail in 2004, but was rearrested in Thailand in 2015 and brought to India. Najjar was also friendly with 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 lakh for Nijjar. His name was on the wanted list that former Punjab Chief 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 laws in Delhi. Najjar, along with Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and Paramjit Singh Pamma, were accused of conspiring to create an atmosphere of fear and lawlessness, causing disaffection among people, and inciting them to rise as a rebel against the Government of India.