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	\| name = Hardeep Singh Nijjar		\| name = Hardeep Singh Nijjar
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	\| alt =		\| alt = Hardeep Singh Nijjar‎‎ during his visit to Pakistan.
	\| caption =		\| caption = Hardeep Singh Nijjar‎‎ during his visit to Pakistan.
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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1977\|10\|11\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1977\|10\|11\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = Harsinghpur, [[Jalandhar district\|Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]], India		\| birth_place = Harsinghpur, [[Jalandhar district\|Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]], India
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	'''Hardeep Singh Nijjar''' (11 October 1977 – 18 June 2023) was an Indian-born Canadian militant, [[Sikhism\|Sikh]] separatist leader involved with the [[Khalistan movement]], and was the leader of pro-[[Khalistan]] militant group [[Khalistan Tiger Force]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=India designated hardeep singh nijjar as a terrorist \|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Individual_Terrorists/SL%20NO%2005%20TO%2013_WADHWA%20SINGH%20BABBAR%20TO%20PARAMJIT%20SINGH%20PAMMA.PDF \|website=www.mha.gov.in \|access-date=22 September 2023 \|archive-date=20 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920161816/https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Individual_Terrorists/SL%20NO%2005%20TO%2013_WADHWA%20SINGH%20BABBAR%20TO%20PARAMJIT%20SINGH%20PAMMA.PDF \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Singh 2023 p781" /><ref name="Singh 2023" /><ref name="Indian Express" /><ref name="Hindu1" />		'''Hardeep Singh Nijjar''' (11 October 1977 – 18 June 2023) was an Indian-born Canadian militant, [[Sikhism\|Sikh]] separatist leader involved with the [[Khalistan movement]], and was the leader of pro-[[Khalistan]] militant group [[Khalistan Tiger Force]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=India designated hardeep singh nijjar as a terrorist \|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Individual_Terrorists/SL%20NO%2005%20TO%2013_WADHWA%20SINGH%20BABBAR%20TO%20PARAMJIT%20SINGH%20PAMMA.PDF \|website=www.mha.gov.in \|access-date=22 September 2023 \|archive-date=20 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920161816/https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Individual_Terrorists/SL%20NO%2005%20TO%2013_WADHWA%20SINGH%20BABBAR%20TO%20PARAMJIT%20SINGH%20PAMMA.PDF \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Singh 2023 p781" /><ref name="Singh 2023" /><ref name="Indian Express" /><ref name="Hindu1" />

	While Nijjar was viewed as a Sikh-independence advocate by many Sikh organizations, the [[Government of India\| Indian government]] considered him a terrorist.<ref name="Indian Express" /> In 2014, upon India's request, [[Interpol]] issued an international arrest warrant against Nijjar.<ref name="indiatimes" /><ref name="Tribune21Sep">{{cite web \|date=21 September 2022 \|title=Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Khalistani separatist that Canada’s PM Trudeau says India may have got killed\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/canada-pm-trudeau-indian-govt-nijjar-explained-8946248/\|access-date=22 September 2023 \|website=[[The Indian Express]] \|language=en}}</ref> Nijjar was also designated as a terrorist under India's [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web \|last=Desk \|first=DH Web \|title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar used a forged passport to seek refuge in Canada: Report \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/world/hardeep-singh-nijjar-used-a-forged-passport-to-seek-refuge-in-canada-report-2693786 \|access-date=2023-09-22 \|website=Deccan Herald \|language=en}}</ref>		While Nijjar was viewed as a Sikh-independence advocate by many Sikh organizations, the [[Government of India\| Indian government]] considered him a terrorist.<ref name="Indian Express" /> In 2014, upon India's request, [[Interpol]] issued an international arrest warrant against Nijjar.<ref name="indiatimes" /><ref name="Tribune21Sep">{{cite web \|date=21 September 2022 \|title=Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Khalistani separatist that Canada’s PM Trudeau says India may have got killed\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/canada-pm-trudeau-indian-govt-nijjar-explained-8946248/\|access-date=22 September 2023 \|website=[[The Indian Express]] \|language=en}}</ref> Nijjar had over a dozen criminal cases of murder and other terrorist activities against him in India and the details of these cases were shared with the Canadian authorities. Despite the Red Corner Notice (RCN), the Canadian authorities did not take any action except putting him on a no-fly list.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Kumar \|first1=Ajit \|last2=News \|first2=India TV \|title=India notified Canada about Nijjar's terror records but it didn't act, got citizenship mysteriously: Report \|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/india-notified-canada-about-hardeep-singh-nijjar-terror-criminal-records-but-it-didnt-act-got-canadian-citizenship-mysteriously-nijjar-wife-khalistan-2023-09-22-894200 \|website=www.indiatvnews.com \|language=en \|date=22 September 2023}}</ref> Nijjar was also designated as a terrorist under India's [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web \|last=Desk \|first=DH Web \|title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar used a forged passport to seek refuge in Canada: Report \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/world/hardeep-singh-nijjar-used-a-forged-passport-to-seek-refuge-in-canada-report-2693786 \|access-date=2023-09-22 \|website=Deccan Herald \|language=en}}</ref>

	In [[Canada]], Nijjar gained prominence in 2019, when he took the leadership of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurudwara in [[Surrey, British Columbia]], and became an outspoken advocate of Sikh separatism.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Onishi \|first=Norimitsu \|date=21 September 2023 \|title=Rising Separatism, and a Killing, at a Sikh Temple in Canada \|language=en-US \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/world/canada/hardeep-singh-nijjar-sikh-canada-india.html \|access-date=22 September 2023 \|issn=0362-4331 \|archive-date=21 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921223859/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/world/canada/hardeep-singh-nijjar-sikh-canada-india.html \|url-status=live}}</ref> Nijjar also got associated with [[Sikhs for Justice]] (SFJ), and spearheaded the [[Khalistan Referendum\|Khalistan Referendum 2020]] campaign for the creation of Khalistan.<ref name="GlobalCA2018Oct">{{cite web \|date=3 October 2018 \|title=Sikh group plans to hold Khalistan referendum polling in Canadian cities in 2020\|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4439381/khalistan-referendum-2020-sikhs-for-justice-canada/ \|access-date=23 September 2023 \|website=globalnews.ca \|language=en\|quote=Hapreet Singh Nijjar, who India has accused of plotting terrorist activities in Punjab state, posing in front of a poster calling for a 2020 referendum on the creation of Khalistan.}}</ref><ref name="Tribune27Apr19">{{cite web \|date=27 April 2019 \|title=Nijjar’s appointment to steer Referendum 2020 shows true colours of SFJ \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/nijjar-s-appointment-to-steer-referendum-2020-shows-true-colours-of-sfj-amarinder-764615 \|access-date=23 September 2023 \|website=tribuneindia.com \|language=en\|quote=roping in by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) of Hardeep Singh Nijjar - to spearhead the Khalistan Referendum 2020 campaign.}}</ref> On 18 June 2023, Nijjar was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Sikh temple in British Columbia.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web \|title=Who is Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh leader Indian agents allegedly killed? {{!}} Globalnews.ca \|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9969537/who-is-hardeep-singh-nijjar/ \|access-date=20 September 2023 \|website=Global News \|language=en-US \|first1=Uday \|last1=Rana \|archive-date=20 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002029/https://globalnews.ca/news/9969537/who-is-hardeep-singh-nijjar/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hjelmgaard \|first1=Kim \|title=Canada says India helped assassinate a Sikh activist: Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar? Rift between the countries widens \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/09/21/hardeep-singh-nijjar-who-is-sikh-activist-canada-says-india-killed/70907343007/ \|access-date=21 September 2023 \|publisher=USA TODAY \|date=21 September 2023 \|archive-date=21 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110715/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/09/21/hardeep-singh-nijjar-who-is-sikh-activist-canada-says-india-killed/70907343007/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of\|2023\|September}}, Canadian authorities have not made any arrests in connection with Nijjar's murder.<ref name="Paula Newton 2023 r127">{{cite web \|last=Paula Newton \|first=Rhea Mogul \|title=India expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move as spat over assassinated Sikh activist deepens \|website=CNN \|date=18 September 2023 \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/americas/canada-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india-intl/index.html \|access-date=19 September 2023 \|archive-date=18 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918214822/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/americas/canada-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india-intl/index.html \|url-status=live}}</ref>		In [[Canada]], Nijjar gained prominence in 2019, when he took the leadership of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurudwara in [[Surrey, British Columbia]], and became an outspoken advocate of Sikh separatism.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Onishi \|first=Norimitsu \|date=21 September 2023 \|title=Rising Separatism, and a Killing, at a Sikh Temple in Canada \|language=en-US \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/world/canada/hardeep-singh-nijjar-sikh-canada-india.html \|access-date=22 September 2023 \|issn=0362-4331 \|archive-date=21 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921223859/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/world/canada/hardeep-singh-nijjar-sikh-canada-india.html \|url-status=live}}</ref> Nijjar also got associated with [[Sikhs for Justice]] (SFJ), and spearheaded the [[Khalistan Referendum\|Khalistan Referendum 2020]] campaign for the creation of Khalistan.<ref name="GlobalCA2018Oct">{{cite web \|date=3 October 2018 \|title=Sikh group plans to hold Khalistan referendum polling in Canadian cities in 2020\|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4439381/khalistan-referendum-2020-sikhs-for-justice-canada/ \|access-date=23 September 2023 \|website=globalnews.ca \|language=en\|quote=Hapreet Singh Nijjar, who India has accused of plotting terrorist activities in Punjab state, posing in front of a poster calling for a 2020 referendum on the creation of Khalistan.}}</ref><ref name="Tribune27Apr19">{{cite web \|date=27 April 2019 \|title=Nijjar’s appointment to steer Referendum 2020 shows true colours of SFJ \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/nijjar-s-appointment-to-steer-referendum-2020-shows-true-colours-of-sfj-amarinder-764615 \|access-date=23 September 2023 \|website=tribuneindia.com \|language=en\|quote=roping in by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) of Hardeep Singh Nijjar - to spearhead the Khalistan Referendum 2020 campaign.}}</ref> On 18 June 2023, Nijjar was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Sikh temple in British Columbia.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web \|title=Who is Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh leader Indian agents allegedly killed? {{!}} Globalnews.ca \|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9969537/who-is-hardeep-singh-nijjar/ \|access-date=20 September 2023 \|website=Global News \|language=en-US \|first1=Uday \|last1=Rana \|archive-date=20 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002029/https://globalnews.ca/news/9969537/who-is-hardeep-singh-nijjar/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hjelmgaard \|first1=Kim \|title=Canada says India helped assassinate a Sikh activist: Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar? Rift between the countries widens \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/09/21/hardeep-singh-nijjar-who-is-sikh-activist-canada-says-india-killed/70907343007/ \|access-date=21 September 2023 \|publisher=USA TODAY \|date=21 September 2023 \|archive-date=21 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110715/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/09/21/hardeep-singh-nijjar-who-is-sikh-activist-canada-says-india-killed/70907343007/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of\|2023\|September}}, Canadian authorities have not made any arrests in connection with Nijjar's murder.<ref name="Paula Newton 2023 r127">{{cite web \|last=Paula Newton \|first=Rhea Mogul \|title=India expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move as spat over assassinated Sikh activist deepens \|website=CNN \|date=18 September 2023 \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/americas/canada-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india-intl/index.html \|access-date=19 September 2023 \|archive-date=18 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918214822/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/americas/canada-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india-intl/index.html \|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Nijjar, originally hailing from the village of Bhar Singh Pura in Jalandhar, Punjab, and ~~migrated to~~ Canada in 1997, where he pursued a career as a plumber. However, Nijjar's life in Canada was marked by his deep involvement in Khalistan militancy, a separatist movement advocating for the creation of an independent Sikh state. He held a prominent role as the alleged "mastermind" behind the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), an organization classified as a banned terrorist group. Additionally, Nijjar was associated with the prohibited separatist entity known as Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). Notably, India officially designated him as a terrorist in the year 2020.		Nijjar, originally hailing from the village of Bhar Singh Pura in Jalandhar, Punjab, and illegally entered into Canada in 1997, where he pursued a career as a plumber. However, Nijjar's life in Canada was marked by his deep involvement in Khalistan militancy, a separatist movement advocating for the creation of an independent Sikh state. He held a prominent role as the alleged "mastermind" behind the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), an organization classified as a banned terrorist group. Additionally, Nijjar was associated with the prohibited separatist entity known as Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). Notably, India officially designated him as a terrorist in the year 2020.

	Nijjar's notoriety extended to being a fugitive wanted in several criminal cases. Among the most heinous incidents linked to him was the 2007 explosion in Ludhiana, Punjab, which claimed six lives and left approximately 40 individuals injured. Furthermore, he was implicated in the assassination of Rashtriya Sikh Sangat President Rulda Singh in Patiala in 2009.		Nijjar's notoriety extended to being a fugitive wanted in several criminal cases. Among the most heinous incidents linked to him was the 2007 explosion in Ludhiana, Punjab, which claimed six lives and left approximately 40 individuals injured. Furthermore, he was implicated in the assassination of Rashtriya Sikh Sangat President Rulda Singh in Patiala in 2009.

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	On 18 June 2023, Nijjar was shot dead in his car by two masked gunmen in the parking lot of a Sikh temple in Surrey. He was found in his vehicle with gunshot wounds. In the aftermath of his death, certain Sikh separatist groups alleged that Indian diplomats played a role in his assassination.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2023-07-09 \|title='Heated' demonstration at Indian consulate in Toronto sees one arrested \|language=en-CA \|work=The Globe and Mail \|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-sikh-protests-toronto-vancouver/ \|access-date=2023-07-14}}</ref>		On 18 June 2023, Nijjar was shot dead in his car by two masked gunmen in the parking lot of a Sikh temple in Surrey. He was found in his vehicle with gunshot wounds. In the aftermath of his death, certain Sikh separatist groups alleged that Indian diplomats played a role in his assassination.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2023-07-09 \|title='Heated' demonstration at Indian consulate in Toronto sees one arrested \|language=en-CA \|work=The Globe and Mail \|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-sikh-protests-toronto-vancouver/ \|access-date=2023-07-14}}</ref>

	On September 18, 2023, Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] stated that Canadian intelligence has identified a credible link between his murder and the Indian government, calling on India to cooperate with Canada in investigating the murder.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news \|last1=Yousif \|first1=Nadine \|title=India could be behind killing of Canadian Sikh - Trudeau \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66848041 \|access-date=18 September 2023 \|work=[[BBC News]] \|date=18 September 2023}}</ref> In response to the killing, the Canadian foreign minister [[Mélanie Joly]] ordered the expulsion of a top Indian diplomat in Canada, who headed the operations of the [[Research and Analysis Wing]], India's external intelligence agency, in Canada.<ref name="cbc">{{Cite news \|last=Tasker \|first=John Paul \|date=18 September 2023 \|title=Trudeau accuses India's government of involvement in killing of Canadian Sikh leader \|work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation \|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-indian-government-nijjar-1.6970498}}</ref> The investigation was said to have led to the suspension of talks on a Canada–India trade deal.		On September 18, 2023, Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] stated that Canadian intelligence has identified a credible allegation and link between his murder and the Indian government, calling on India to cooperate with Canada in investigating the murder.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news \|last1=Yousif \|first1=Nadine \|title=India could be behind killing of Canadian Sikh - Trudeau \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66848041 \|access-date=18 September 2023 \|work=[[BBC News]] \|date=18 September 2023}}</ref> In response to the killing, the Canadian foreign minister [[Mélanie Joly]] ordered the expulsion of a top Indian diplomat in Canada, who headed the operations of the [[Research and Analysis Wing]], India's external intelligence agency, in Canada.<ref name="cbc">{{Cite news \|last=Tasker \|first=John Paul \|date=18 September 2023 \|title=Trudeau accuses India's government of involvement in killing of Canadian Sikh leader \|work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation \|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-indian-government-nijjar-1.6970498}}</ref> The investigation was said to have led to the suspension of talks on a Canada–India trade deal.

	On 19, September, India categorically dismissed the "baseless" allegations made by the Canadian government, which claimed the involvement of Indian agents in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a figure associated with Khalistani militancy.		On 19, September, India categorically dismissed the "baseless" allegations made by the Canadian government, which claimed the involvement of Indian agents in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a figure associated with Khalistani militancy.

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	'''Hardeep Singh Nijjar''' (11 October 1977 – 18 June 2023)<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kant \|first=Aditya \|title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar shot dead in Canada: A look at the pro-Khalistani leader's family background \|work=The Statesman \|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/world/hardeep-singh-nijjar-shot-dead-in-canada-a-look-at-the-pro-khalistani-leaders-family-background-1503191590.html/amp \|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref> was a Canada-based<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Fife \|first1=Robert \|title=Trudeau says intelligence shows India was behind slaying of Sikh leader in Surrey, B.C. \|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadian-authorities-have-intelligence-that-india-was-behind-slaying/ \|access-date=18 September 2023 \|agency=The Globe and Mail \|date=18 September 2023\|quote=Mr. Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and leader in Surrey’s Sikh community}}</ref> terrorist and advocate for the creation of a [[Khalistan movement\|separate Sikh state]] out of the [[Punjab region]] of India.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yousif \|first=Nadine \|date=2023-09-18 \|title=India may be linked to Canadian Sikh leader's death - Trudeau \|language=en-GB \|work=BBC News \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66848041 \|access-date=2023-09-18}}</ref>		'''Hardeep Singh Nijjar''' (11 October 1977 – 18 June 2023)<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kant \|first=Aditya \|title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar shot dead in Canada: A look at the pro-Khalistani leader's family background \|work=The Statesman \|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/world/hardeep-singh-nijjar-shot-dead-in-canada-a-look-at-the-pro-khalistani-leaders-family-background-1503191590.html/amp \|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref> was a Canada-based<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Fife \|first1=Robert \|title=Trudeau says intelligence shows India was behind slaying of Sikh leader in Surrey, B.C. \|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadian-authorities-have-intelligence-that-india-was-behind-slaying/ \|access-date=18 September 2023 \|agency=The Globe and Mail \|date=18 September 2023\|quote=Mr. Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and leader in Surrey’s Sikh community}}</ref> terrorist<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Ljunggren \|first1=David \|last2=Scherer \|first2=Steve \|last3=Ljunggren \|first3=David \|title=Canada says it suspects India involved in Sikh leader murder \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-has-info-india-was-behind-slaying-sikh-leader-newspaper-2023-09-18/ \|website=Reuters \|language=en \|date=19 September 2023}}</ref> and advocate for the creation of a [[Khalistan movement\|separate Sikh state]] out of the [[Punjab region]] of India.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yousif \|first=Nadine \|date=2023-09-18 \|title=India may be linked to Canadian Sikh leader's death - Trudeau \|language=en-GB \|work=BBC News \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66848041 \|access-date=2023-09-18}}</ref>

	He was wanted by Indian authorities and was killed in Canada on 18 June 2023.<ref name="scmp">{{cite web \| url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3224687/hardeep-singh-nijjar-advocate-separate-sikh-state-who-was-wanted-india-shot-dead-canada \| title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar, advocate for separate Sikh state, shot dead in Canada \| date=20 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="ndtv">{{Cite web \|title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar Third Khalistani Terrorist To Die in 45 Days \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hardeep-singh-nijjar-third-khalistani-terrorist-to-die-in-45-days-4136912 \|access-date=21 June 2023 \|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>		He was wanted by Indian authorities and was killed in Canada on 18 June 2023.<ref name="scmp">{{cite web \| url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3224687/hardeep-singh-nijjar-advocate-separate-sikh-state-who-was-wanted-india-shot-dead-canada \| title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar, advocate for separate Sikh state, shot dead in Canada \| date=20 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="ndtv">{{Cite web \|title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar Third Khalistani Terrorist To Die in 45 Days \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hardeep-singh-nijjar-third-khalistani-terrorist-to-die-in-45-days-4136912 \|access-date=21 June 2023 \|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Canadian Sikh terrorist (1977–2023)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Hardeep Singh Nijjar
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1977|10|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|6|18|1977|10|11|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Surrey, British Columbia]], Canada
| death_cause = Killed by gunshot
| nationality = Canadian
| other_names =
| movement = [[Khalistan]]
| occupation = Terrorism
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'''Hardeep Singh Nijjar''' (11 October 1977 – 18 June 2023)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kant |first=Aditya |title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar shot dead in Canada: A look at the pro-Khalistani leader's family background |work=The Statesman |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/world/hardeep-singh-nijjar-shot-dead-in-canada-a-look-at-the-pro-khalistani-leaders-family-background-1503191590.html/amp |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref> was a Canada-based<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fife |first1=Robert |title=Trudeau says intelligence shows India was behind slaying of Sikh leader in Surrey, B.C. |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadian-authorities-have-intelligence-that-india-was-behind-slaying/ |access-date=18 September 2023 |agency=The Globe and Mail |date=18 September 2023|quote=Mr. Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and leader in Surrey’s Sikh community}}</ref> terrorist and advocate for the creation of a [[Khalistan movement|separate Sikh state]] out of the [[Punjab region]] of India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yousif |first=Nadine |date=2023-09-18 |title=India may be linked to Canadian Sikh leader's death - Trudeau |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66848041 |access-date=2023-09-18}}</ref>

He was wanted by Indian authorities and was killed in Canada on 18 June 2023.<ref name="scmp">{{cite web | url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3224687/hardeep-singh-nijjar-advocate-separate-sikh-state-who-was-wanted-india-shot-dead-canada | title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar, advocate for separate Sikh state, shot dead in Canada | date=20 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="ndtv">{{Cite web |title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar Third Khalistani Terrorist To Die in 45 Days |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hardeep-singh-nijjar-third-khalistani-terrorist-to-die-in-45-days-4136912 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Early life==
Nijjar, originally hailing from the village of Bhar Singh Pura in Jalandhar, Punjab, and migrated to Canada in 1997, where he pursued a career as a plumber. However, Nijjar's life in Canada was marked by his deep involvement in Khalistan militancy, a separatist movement advocating for the creation of an independent Sikh state. He held a prominent role as the alleged "mastermind" behind the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), an organization classified as a banned terrorist group. Additionally, Nijjar was associated with the prohibited separatist entity known as Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). Notably, India officially designated him as a terrorist in the year 2020.

Nijjar's notoriety extended to being a fugitive wanted in several criminal cases. Among the most heinous incidents linked to him was the 2007 explosion in Ludhiana, Punjab, which claimed six lives and left approximately 40 individuals injured. Furthermore, he was implicated in the assassination of Rashtriya Sikh Sangat President Rulda Singh in Patiala in 2009.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took a substantial interest in Nijjar's criminal activities. In a significant development, in July, the NIA announced a cash reward of ₹10 lakh for information leading to Nijjar's apprehension in connection with the murder of a Hindu priest in Jalandhar, Punjab. Moreover, the agency is actively investigating recent attacks targeting Indian diplomatic missions in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, seeking to establish any potential links to Nijjar and his associates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar: Khalistani Terrorist At Centre Of India Vs Canada |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/who-was-hardeep-singh-nijjar-5-points-on-khalistani-terrorist-4402657 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

In February 2018, [[Amarinder Singh]], Chief Minister of the [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], gave the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a list of most wanted persons that included Nijjar's name. On 13 April 2018, the Surrey unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) briefly detained Nijjar for questioning and released him within 24 hours without laying any charges.<ref>{{cite news|author=Anirudh Bhattacharyya|title=Canadian police frees Khalistani 'separatist' Hardeep Nijjar after 24 hours in custody|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/nijjar-accused-by-india-of-being-khalistani-terrorist-briefly-taken-into-custody-by-canada/story-Tdi9QZxxyDKuBlcjjc6ZXN.html|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=April 27, 2018}}</ref>

==Killing==
On 18 June 2023, Nijjar was shot dead in his car by two masked gunmen in the parking lot of a Sikh temple in Surrey. He was found in his vehicle with gunshot wounds. In the aftermath of his death, certain Sikh separatist groups alleged that Indian diplomats played a role in his assassination.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-09 |title='Heated' demonstration at Indian consulate in Toronto sees one arrested |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-sikh-protests-toronto-vancouver/ |access-date=2023-07-14}}</ref>

On September 18, 2023, Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] stated that Canadian intelligence has identified a credible link between his murder and the Indian government, calling on India to cooperate with Canada in investigating the murder.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |last1=Yousif |first1=Nadine |title=India could be behind killing of Canadian Sikh - Trudeau |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66848041 |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=18 September 2023}}</ref> In response to the killing, the Canadian foreign minister [[Mélanie Joly]] ordered the expulsion of a top Indian diplomat in Canada, who headed the operations of the [[Research and Analysis Wing]], India's external intelligence agency, in Canada.<ref name="cbc">{{Cite news |last=Tasker |first=John Paul |date=18 September 2023 |title=Trudeau accuses India's government of involvement in killing of Canadian Sikh leader |work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-indian-government-nijjar-1.6970498}}</ref> The investigation was said to have led to the suspension of talks on a Canada–India trade deal.

On 19, September, India categorically dismissed the "baseless" allegations made by the Canadian government, which claimed the involvement of Indian agents in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a figure associated with Khalistani militancy.

"We have seen and reject the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister. Allegations of Government of India's involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated...We are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to rule of law," the statement said.<ref>{{site web|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/37125/India+rejects+allegations+by+Canada|title=India rejects allegations by Canada|website=MEA}}</ref>

Later, India took the decision to expel a senior Canadian diplomat, a move that came shortly after Canada had expelled an Indian diplomat. These actions followed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's assertion of a possible connection between the Indian government and the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, identified as a Khalistani terrorist.<ref>{{cite web |title=India expels top Canadian diplomat hours after Trudeau's move in massive row |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-summons-canadian-envoy-over-allegations-in-khalistani-terrorists-murder-2437535-2023-09-19 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

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	'''Hardeep Singh Nijjar''' (11 October 1977 – 18 June 2023) was an Indian-born Canadian militant, [[Sikhism\|Sikh]] separatist leader involved with the [[Khalistan movement]], and was the leader of pro-[[Khalistan]] militant group [[Khalistan Tiger Force]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=India designated hardeep singh nijjar as a terrorist \|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Individual_Terrorists/SL%20NO%2005%20TO%2013_WADHWA%20SINGH%20BABBAR%20TO%20PARAMJIT%20SINGH%20PAMMA.PDF \|website=www.mha.gov.in \|access-date=22 September 2023 \|archive-date=20 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920161816/https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Individual_Terrorists/SL%20NO%2005%20TO%2013_WADHWA%20SINGH%20BABBAR%20TO%20PARAMJIT%20SINGH%20PAMMA.PDF \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Singh 2023 p781" /><ref name="Singh 2023" /><ref name="Indian Express" /><ref name="Hindu1" />		'''Hardeep Singh Nijjar''' (11 October 1977 – 18 June 2023) was an Indian-born Canadian militant, [[Sikhism\|Sikh]] separatist leader involved with the [[Khalistan movement]], and was the leader of pro-[[Khalistan]] militant group [[Khalistan Tiger Force]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=India designated hardeep singh nijjar as a terrorist \|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Individual_Terrorists/SL%20NO%2005%20TO%2013_WADHWA%20SINGH%20BABBAR%20TO%20PARAMJIT%20SINGH%20PAMMA.PDF \|website=www.mha.gov.in \|access-date=22 September 2023 \|archive-date=20 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920161816/https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Individual_Terrorists/SL%20NO%2005%20TO%2013_WADHWA%20SINGH%20BABBAR%20TO%20PARAMJIT%20SINGH%20PAMMA.PDF \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Singh 2023 p781" /><ref name="Singh 2023" /><ref name="Indian Express" /><ref name="Hindu1" />

	While Nijjar was viewed as a Sikh-independence advocate by many Sikh organizations, the [[Government of India\| Indian government]] considered him a terrorist.<ref name="Indian Express" /> In 2014, upon India's request, [[Interpol]] issued an international arrest warrant against Nijjar.<ref name="indiatimes" /><ref name="Tribune21Sep">{{cite web \|date=21 September 2022 \|title=Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Khalistani separatist that Canada’s PM Trudeau says India may have got killed\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/canada-pm-trudeau-indian-govt-nijjar-explained-8946248/\|access-date=22 September 2023 \|website=[[The Indian Express]] \|language=en}}</ref> Nijjar was also designated as a terrorist under India's [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web \|last=Desk \|first=DH Web \|title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar used a forged passport to seek refuge in Canada: Report \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/world/hardeep-singh-nijjar-used-a-forged-passport-to-seek-refuge-in-canada-report-2693786 \|access-date=2023-09-22 \|website=Deccan Herald \|language=en}}</ref>		While Nijjar was viewed as a Sikh-independence advocate by many Sikh organizations, the [[Government of India\| Indian government]] considered him a terrorist.<ref name="Indian Express" /> In 2014, upon India's request, [[Interpol]] issued an international arrest warrant against Nijjar.<ref name="indiatimes" /><ref name="Tribune21Sep">{{cite web \|date=21 September 2022 \|title=Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Khalistani separatist that Canada’s PM Trudeau says India may have got killed\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/canada-pm-trudeau-indian-govt-nijjar-explained-8946248/\|access-date=22 September 2023 \|website=[[The Indian Express]] \|language=en}}</ref> Nijjar had over a dozen criminal cases of murder and other terrorist activities against him in India and the details of these cases were shared with the Canadian authorities. Despite the Red Corner Notice (RCN), the Canadian authorities did not take any action except putting him on a no-fly list.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Kumar \|first1=Ajit \|last2=News \|first2=India TV \|title=India notified Canada about Nijjar's terror records but it didn't act, got citizenship mysteriously: Report \|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/india-notified-canada-about-hardeep-singh-nijjar-terror-criminal-records-but-it-didnt-act-got-canadian-citizenship-mysteriously-nijjar-wife-khalistan-2023-09-22-894200 \|website=www.indiatvnews.com \|language=en \|date=22 September 2023}}</ref> Nijjar was also designated as a terrorist under India's [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web \|last=Desk \|first=DH Web \|title=Hardeep Singh Nijjar used a forged passport to seek refuge in Canada: Report \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/world/hardeep-singh-nijjar-used-a-forged-passport-to-seek-refuge-in-canada-report-2693786 \|access-date=2023-09-22 \|website=Deccan Herald \|language=en}}</ref>

	In [[Canada]], Nijjar gained prominence in 2019, when he took the leadership of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurudwara in [[Surrey, British Columbia]], and became an outspoken advocate of Sikh separatism.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Onishi \|first=Norimitsu \|date=21 September 2023 \|title=Rising Separatism, and a Killing, at a Sikh Temple in Canada \|language=en-US \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/world/canada/hardeep-singh-nijjar-sikh-canada-india.html \|access-date=22 September 2023 \|issn=0362-4331 \|archive-date=21 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921223859/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/world/canada/hardeep-singh-nijjar-sikh-canada-india.html \|url-status=live}}</ref> Nijjar also got associated with [[Sikhs for Justice]] (SFJ), and spearheaded the [[Khalistan Referendum\|Khalistan Referendum 2020]] campaign for the creation of Khalistan.<ref name="GlobalCA2018Oct">{{cite web \|date=3 October 2018 \|title=Sikh group plans to hold Khalistan referendum polling in Canadian cities in 2020\|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4439381/khalistan-referendum-2020-sikhs-for-justice-canada/ \|access-date=23 September 2023 \|website=globalnews.ca \|language=en\|quote=Hapreet Singh Nijjar, who India has accused of plotting terrorist activities in Punjab state, posing in front of a poster calling for a 2020 referendum on the creation of Khalistan.}}</ref><ref name="Tribune27Apr19">{{cite web \|date=27 April 2019 \|title=Nijjar’s appointment to steer Referendum 2020 shows true colours of SFJ \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/nijjar-s-appointment-to-steer-referendum-2020-shows-true-colours-of-sfj-amarinder-764615 \|access-date=23 September 2023 \|website=tribuneindia.com \|language=en\|quote=roping in by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) of Hardeep Singh Nijjar - to spearhead the Khalistan Referendum 2020 campaign.}}</ref> On 18 June 2023, Nijjar was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Sikh temple in British Columbia.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web \|title=Who is Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh leader Indian agents allegedly killed? {{!}} Globalnews.ca \|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9969537/who-is-hardeep-singh-nijjar/ \|access-date=20 September 2023 \|website=Global News \|language=en-US \|first1=Uday \|last1=Rana \|archive-date=20 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002029/https://globalnews.ca/news/9969537/who-is-hardeep-singh-nijjar/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hjelmgaard \|first1=Kim \|title=Canada says India helped assassinate a Sikh activist: Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar? Rift between the countries widens \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/09/21/hardeep-singh-nijjar-who-is-sikh-activist-canada-says-india-killed/70907343007/ \|access-date=21 September 2023 \|publisher=USA TODAY \|date=21 September 2023 \|archive-date=21 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110715/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/09/21/hardeep-singh-nijjar-who-is-sikh-activist-canada-says-india-killed/70907343007/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of\|2023\|September}}, Canadian authorities have not made any arrests in connection with Nijjar's murder.<ref name="Paula Newton 2023 r127">{{cite web \|last=Paula Newton \|first=Rhea Mogul \|title=India expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move as spat over assassinated Sikh activist deepens \|website=CNN \|date=18 September 2023 \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/americas/canada-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india-intl/index.html \|access-date=19 September 2023 \|archive-date=18 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918214822/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/americas/canada-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india-intl/index.html \|url-status=live}}</ref>		In [[Canada]], Nijjar gained prominence in 2019, when he took the leadership of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurudwara in [[Surrey, British Columbia]], and became an outspoken advocate of Sikh separatism.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Onishi \|first=Norimitsu \|date=21 September 2023 \|title=Rising Separatism, and a Killing, at a Sikh Temple in Canada \|language=en-US \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/world/canada/hardeep-singh-nijjar-sikh-canada-india.html \|access-date=22 September 2023 \|issn=0362-4331 \|archive-date=21 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921223859/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/world/canada/hardeep-singh-nijjar-sikh-canada-india.html \|url-status=live}}</ref> Nijjar also got associated with [[Sikhs for Justice]] (SFJ), and spearheaded the [[Khalistan Referendum\|Khalistan Referendum 2020]] campaign for the creation of Khalistan.<ref name="GlobalCA2018Oct">{{cite web \|date=3 October 2018 \|title=Sikh group plans to hold Khalistan referendum polling in Canadian cities in 2020\|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4439381/khalistan-referendum-2020-sikhs-for-justice-canada/ \|access-date=23 September 2023 \|website=globalnews.ca \|language=en\|quote=Hapreet Singh Nijjar, who India has accused of plotting terrorist activities in Punjab state, posing in front of a poster calling for a 2020 referendum on the creation of Khalistan.}}</ref><ref name="Tribune27Apr19">{{cite web \|date=27 April 2019 \|title=Nijjar’s appointment to steer Referendum 2020 shows true colours of SFJ \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/nijjar-s-appointment-to-steer-referendum-2020-shows-true-colours-of-sfj-amarinder-764615 \|access-date=23 September 2023 \|website=tribuneindia.com \|language=en\|quote=roping in by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) of Hardeep Singh Nijjar - to spearhead the Khalistan Referendum 2020 campaign.}}</ref> On 18 June 2023, Nijjar was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Sikh temple in British Columbia.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web \|title=Who is Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh leader Indian agents allegedly killed? {{!}} Globalnews.ca \|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9969537/who-is-hardeep-singh-nijjar/ \|access-date=20 September 2023 \|website=Global News \|language=en-US \|first1=Uday \|last1=Rana \|archive-date=20 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002029/https://globalnews.ca/news/9969537/who-is-hardeep-singh-nijjar/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hjelmgaard \|first1=Kim \|title=Canada says India helped assassinate a Sikh activist: Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar? Rift between the countries widens \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/09/21/hardeep-singh-nijjar-who-is-sikh-activist-canada-says-india-killed/70907343007/ \|access-date=21 September 2023 \|publisher=USA TODAY \|date=21 September 2023 \|archive-date=21 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110715/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/09/21/hardeep-singh-nijjar-who-is-sikh-activist-canada-says-india-killed/70907343007/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of\|2023\|September}}, Canadian authorities have not made any arrests in connection with Nijjar's murder.<ref name="Paula Newton 2023 r127">{{cite web \|last=Paula Newton \|first=Rhea Mogul \|title=India expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move as spat over assassinated Sikh activist deepens \|website=CNN \|date=18 September 2023 \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/americas/canada-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india-intl/index.html \|access-date=19 September 2023 \|archive-date=18 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918214822/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/americas/canada-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india-intl/index.html \|url-status=live}}</ref>