Males arrested in Hardeep Nijjar's killing could also be members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claims Canadian media

The Canadian police on Friday arrested three Indian males linked to the killing of pro-Khalistani chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down final yr in June. Canadian information web site CBC News stated in its report that the three males are doubtless linked to the crime syndicate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who’s presently imprisoned in India.

Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh and Karanpreet Singh, the three people charged with first-degree homicide and conspiracy to commit homicide in relation to the homicide in Canada of Sikh separatist chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023. (REUTERS)

In its report, the CBC claimed that the “arrested males may very well be a part of an alleged hit squad tasked by the federal government of India.” Nonetheless, this cost has been repeatedly denied by the Indian authorities.

The arrested males – Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh and Karanpreet Singh – reportedly arrived in Canada on a brief visa in 2021. The media report additional claimed that the arrested males are stated to be alleged associates of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

This additional factors to the chance that the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar might be the results of inter-gang rivalry between Khalistani outfits and the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

The three arrested within the case face one rely of first diploma homicide and a rely of conspiracy to commit homicide. The media report stated that Canadian police are investigating the hyperlinks between the alleged shooters and three further killings in Canada.

The CBC reported that every one three arrested within the case are of their 20s, and are Indian residents who’ve been residing in Edmonton. The three had been recognized by Canadian authorities months in the past and had been being carefully monitored.

Canadian media experiences counsel that investigative businesses are exploring the involvement of the Indian authorities in Nijjar’s killing. In September 2023, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had stated that the Indian authorities had instructed Canada that it was not Authorities of India coverage to have interaction in such acts just like the killing of Hardeep Nijjar.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was designated a terrorist by the NIA in 2020, was shot lifeless by armed males as he got here out of a Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18, 2023. The assault was described as ‘extremely coordinated’ and concerned six males and two autos.

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