Sikhs For Justice accuses Russia in killing of B.C. activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar [Video]

A Sikh separatist group is accusing the Russian government of direct involvement in the murder of activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside his gurdwara last year in Surrey, B.C.

Sikhs For Justice, which advocates for a separate Sikh homeland, on Wednesday accused the Russian Embassy in Canada of hacking Nijjar’s instant-messaging account and sharing the information with India’s Research and Analysis Wing, the country’s foreign intelligence agency, to enable the targeted killing.

The Russian Embassy called the allegations “completely false” in an emailed statement to CTV News.

“We will raise the issue of this group’s dangerous activities with Global Affairs Canada and the RCMP,” the unsigned statement from the embassy press office said.

The 45-year-old Nijjar, a Canadian proponent of the pro-Khalistan secessionist movement, was gunned down in his truck outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara where he was president on June 18, 2023.

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