Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a Canadian Sikh extremist and the leader of the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF). |
Nijjar moved to Canada in 1996 with his family, working as a plumber. |
He became involved in terrorism after his association with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). |
Nijjar was involved in the 2010 bombing of the Satyanarayan Mandir in Patiala. |
In 2012, he presented a petition to the UNGA calling for an inquiry into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. |
Nijjar visited Pakistan in 2013-14 to meet the KTF commander Jagtar Singh Tara. |
He reportedly masterminded the assassination of Baba Bhaniara in 2014. |
He organized a training camp in 2015 and trained gangster Mandeep Singh Dhaliwal. |
The Indian government sought his extradition back to India in 2015. |
A Red Corner Notice was issued against Nijjar by the NIA in 2016. |
He was arrested in April 2018 but released due to lack of evidence. |
Nijjar became president of a Gurdwara in Surrey, Canada. |
He collaborated with the banned group Sikhs For Justice and played a role in Referendum-2020. |
In 2020, the Punjab government seized his ancestral land. |
Nijjar was designated as an individual terrorist by the NIA in July 2020. |
He formed an alliance with a gangster and was implicated in a murder case in 2021. |
Nijjar received an award for his involvement in the Khalistani movement in 2021. |
In 2022, he was involved in the murder of a Hindu priest and a case was filed against him by the NIA. |
He became a director in the Sikhs For Justice in the same year. |
Nijjar assisted in organizing protests outside the Indian embassy in Toronto in 2023. |
He collaborated with Lawrence Bishnoi to support his gang members outside India. |
Aside from leading the KTF, Nijjar had connections with BKI. |
He faced legal action with over 10 FIRs filed against him. |
Nijjar was killed by unknown gunmen at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurudwara in Surrey on June 18, 2023. |