Nijjar was shot to loss of life on June 18 exterior the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia. AFP
With Canada but to supply any proof on India’s alleged hyperlink with the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Njjar, a report by the Washington Publish has revealed how authorities in British Columbia had been sluggish to reply to the homicide and has additionally highlighted a botched investigation into the matter.
The Publish reviewed a 90-second-long video that documented the sequence of occasions that culminated within the homicide of Nijjar. The report suggests “a larger and more organized operation than has previously been reported.”
Final week, relations between India and Canada soured after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged that the Indian authorities had “links” to the killing of the Khalistani terrorist in June.
What has the video revealed?
The video was captured by a CCTV digicam in a gurdwara close to the crime scene. Nijjar was shot to loss of life on June 18 exterior the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia.
The video begins with Nijjar’s gray-coloured pickup truck pulling out of a parking house following which a white sedan exhibits up in an adjoining lot. Just a few moments later the 2 automobiles begin driving parallel to one another.
Quickly sufficient, the truck was blocked by the sedan to forestall Nijjar from working away.
Bhupinderjit Singh, a volunteer on the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara mentioned he heard gunshots and was the primary one to witness Nijjar in a dull state.
Investigators say that the assailants fired about 50 bullets out of which 34 hit Nijjar.
“It was blood and shattered glass everywhere. The ground was strewn with bullets,” Singh mentioned.
A botched investigation
The report has testimonies of members of the close by Sikh neighborhood, saying that the police had been sluggish to report the crime. Some even mentioned that investigators had not visited them for questioning.
In the meantime, Singh mentioned, “There was an hour-long tussle between Surrey police and the RCMP. They couldn’t decide who would head the investigation, so there was a delay.”