Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar shot dead in Canada.

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Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar shot dead in Canada.
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Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the head of the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), a separatist organization, was shot dead in Canada. Nijjar had moved to Canada from Punjab in 1997 and was actively involved in the operationalization and networking of the KTF, according to the Indian government. He was also associated with Sikhs For Justice, a separatist organization banned in India. Nijjar was named in an FIR registered by the NIA in December 2020 and his properties in Punjab were attached in relation to a case against Sikhs for Justice for their online campaign for the so-called referendum.

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