Son of slain B.C. Sikh leader says family, friends always believed India played role in assassination – By CBC Newsroom (CBC) / Sept 19, 2023
Balraj Singh Nijjar, 21, spoke publicly for the first time since the killing of his father Hardeep on June 18
The son of a Surrey, B.C., Sikh leader killed earlier this year says he feels a sense of relief after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government Monday of being involved in the fatal shooting.
Balraj Singh Nijjar, 21, was speaking publicly for the first time since the shooting death of his father Hardeep, 45, on June 18, shortly after evening prayers at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey.
Trudeau said in the House of Commons that intelligence reports had found credible links between Indian government agents and the killing, though no one has been charged yet.
The Indian government had previously offered a reward for Hardeep’s arrest, accusing the gurdwara president of heading a violent separatist movement for an independent Sikh state called Khalistan.
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