Investigators probe possible motives in Surrey Sikh leader's murder

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Was Hardeep Nijjar targeted because he wanted to break up India? Or because of a dispute closer to home?

“I strongly believe in the peaceful and democratic process,” he said, referencing their plan to hold a referendum on the Khalistan issue in September. “We will continue to counter India’s bullets with the ballot.”

“These limitations are essential to ensure the safety, security, and prosperity of Canada,” he said in an email, referring Postmedia back to IHIT for comment.Article content This past February, Malik’s lawyer son Jaspreet filed a lawsuit against Nijjar and the Guru Nanak society to get back a special printing press handed over to the Surrey gurdwara in August 2020 by his father and an associate named Balwant Singh Bhandher.

That same month, the equipment was given to Nijjar who “signed a note acknowledging receipt of the property,” the lawsuit alleges.

 

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