NEW DELHI (AP) — Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate whose killing two months ago is at the center of a widening breach between India and Canada, was called a human rights ...

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh leader whose killing has ignited tensions between Canada and India, increased calls for an independent homeland in India. Skip to content Skip to site index.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was president of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey in British Columbia, and killed on 18 June on the gurudwara’s premises.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was an outspoken supporter of the creation of a separate Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, which would include parts of India's Punjab state. Sikhs For Justice.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was president at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara. Mr Nijjar walked across the parking lot to his pick-up truck and made a quick call to his 21-year-old son.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was in a hurry to leave the temple. It was Father’s Day, and his wife and two sons were waiting for him. On his way out of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, Nijjar’s Sikh ...

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate whose killing two months ago is at the center of a widening breach between India and Canada, was called a human rights activist by Sikh ...

Dubbed a ‘terrorist’ in India and a ‘prayer leader’ in Canada, Nijjar’s death is at the centre of worsening ties between two nations. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose killing is at the center of a widening breach between India and Canada, was called a human rights activist by Sikh organizations and a terrorist by India’s government.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was president of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey in British Columbia, and killed on 18 June on the gurudwara’s premises.