Sikh group in Canada slams India over new report into 2023 activist killing

"Quoting two unnamed sources in law enforcement and national security, the newspaper said a visa officer at the Indian consulate in Vancouver believed to also be an officer with India's external intelligence agency (RAW) used his position to gather information about Nijjar. According to the report, the information was given to another RAW officer in New Delhi, who communicated with a criminal group known as the Bishnoi gang."

"The sources told the Globe that a Canada-based member of the gang then helped arrange the killing of Nijjar, who was fatally shot outside a Sikh gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, in June 2023."

"This is a grave attack on Canadian sovereignty and the safety of Sikh Canadians, the WSO said in a statement shared on social media about the allegations."

The Globe and Mail reported that Indian consular staff in Vancouver, including a visa officer allegedly connected to India's external intelligence agency RAW, gathered information about Hardeep Singh Nijjar to facilitate his assassination. According to unnamed law enforcement and national security sources, this information was transmitted to a RAW officer in New Delhi, who communicated with the Bishnoi gang, a criminal organization. A Canada-based gang member subsequently helped arrange Nijjar's killing outside a Surrey gurdwara in June 2023. The World Sikh Organization of Canada expressed deep concern about the allegations, characterizing them as a grave attack on Canadian sovereignty and Sikh Canadian safety. India's Ministry of External Affairs categorically rejected the allegations as baseless and politically motivated.

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