Sikhs for Justice Turmoil: Associate of Pannun Targeted in Canada Home Shooting

Sikhs for Justice Turmoil: Associate of Pannun Targeted in Canada Home Shooting

An associate of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) general counsel Gurpatwant Pannun’s residence in the Greater Toronto Area was the scene of gunfire early on Monday.The house is now being built in Brampton.It belonged to Inderjeet Singh Gosal, who after the June 18 murder of its coordinator, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, helped organize the September 23 “Khalistan Referendum” in Surrey, British Columbia. The police have not made any public announcements about the occurrence, and no explanation has been provided. On February 17, Gosal is organizing a demonstration outside the Indian consulate in Toronto to commemorate the eight months after Nijjar’s death.

Gosal stated in a statement issued by SFJ, “I have been leading Khalistan Freedom Rallies in front of the Indian consulate and I have been targeted for the same exact reason that Nijjar was assassinated by Indian agents, i.e. our campaigning for the Khalistan Referendum.” Pannun charged that India was responsible for the incident and issued a warning, saying that New Delhi would be held accountable if the current wave of violent attacks against pro-Khalistan Sikhs becomes a pattern.

Nik Gupta, an Indian national, is being held in the Czech Republic while he awaits probable extradition to the United States to answer to allegations that he tried to hire a hitman to kill Pannun. The most recent incident happened when multiple bullets were fired at Nijjar’s business associate Simranjeet Singh’s Surrey house in the early hours of February 1. The Mounted Police of Canada (RCMP) station in Surrey detained two adolescents on February 6 for the reckless use of a firearm and the intentional discharge of a firearm, while pro-Khalistan organizations also held India responsible for the incident. Later, they were freed without being prosecuted at the time.

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To “advance the investigation and determine the motive of this shooting,” investigators are still gathering evidence there. After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated in the House of Commons on September 18, 2018, that there were “credible allegations” linking Nijjar’s death to Indian operations, relations between Canada and India worsened. Investigating the matter is the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, or IHIT.