Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, wanted by the Indian government, was killed in a targeted shooting in Canada’s Surrey at around 8.27 pm (local time) on Sunday.
Nijjar was shot dead outside a gurdwara in the north American country, officials told PTI on Monday.
Recently, Nijjar’s name was included in a list released by the Indian government, naming 40 other designated terrorists.
A resident of Bharsinghpur village in Punjab’s Jalandhar, Nijjar was found dead inside a car with bullet wounds in the parking lot of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib, of which he was the head.
According to the officials, preliminary information revealed Nijjar died on the spot after he was shot dead by two unidentified assailants.
A group of Sikhs present on the spot raised pro-Khalistan and anti-India slogans while Nijjar’s body was being removed from the scene, officials said.
In 2022, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) declared a Rs 10 lakh reward on Nijjar after he was accused of conspiring to kill a Hindu priest in Punjab’s Jalandhar.
The conspiracy to kill the priest was hatched by the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF).
Nijjar, who was based in Canada, was the chief of the KTF.
Earlier, the NIA had also filed a chargesheet against Nijjar in a case of conspiracy to commit terrorist acts against India.
