A mural options the picture of late Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. FILE/REUTERS
A number of photographs had been fired at a residence in South Surrey in Canada, believed to be the home of Simranjeet Singh, an in depth assist of slain India-designated Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Candian media stories stated.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed the taking pictures incident and stated, “… shots fired at a residence in the 2800-block of 154 Street. Frontline officers attended the scene and located evidence consistent with a shooting. No injuries were reported.”
The RCMP stated it has deployed cops within the space, inspecting the scene, speaking to witnesses and scrutinising the neighbourhood for CCTV footage, however pro-Khalistan teams allege Indian involvement, citing Simranjeet’s position in organising a protest outdoors the Indian Consulate in Vancouver on January 26.
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CBC Information quoted Moninder Singh, spokesperson for the British Columbia Gurdwaras Council and in addition a outstanding separatist in Canada, saying Simranjeet Singh “feels like this is the Indian state, or their actors, that are playing their part here to kind of scare them off from… the activism work that he’s doing.”
Moninder additional stated he believed Simranjeet Singh’s connection to Hardeep Singh Nijjar might have been an element.
In keeping with Surrey detachment of RCMP, the incident of firing occurred within the early hours of Thursday (1 February, 2024) and eyewitnesses stated a automobile parked on the residence in addition to the house had been riddled with bullets.
“The Surrey RCMP Major Crime Section has conduct of the investigation and investigators believe this was an isolated incident. Officers are still working to determine the motive of this incident,” RCMP stated.
India-Canada ties touched all-time low after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau final September claimed there have been “credible allegations” that the Indian authorities might have been concerned within the killing of Nijjar, in Surrey in June 2023.
India strongly denied the allegations, terming them absurd and motivated. The relations between the 2 international locations have been strained ever since.
In December final yr, Trudeau claimed that he had made the allegations public as he anticipated the knowledge to be leaked.
With inputs from businesses