An unholy alliance and its Canada link laid bare in a diplomatic standoff
(This story originally appeared in on Sep 24, 2023)
The recent killings of two Punjab-origin, Canada-settled pro-Khalistan handlers of terrorists and gangsters spread across the world have not only triggered a diplomatic standoff between India and Canada but have once again brought international focus to bear on the extremists’ designs to execute terrorist and secessionist activities in India, mainly Punjab.
Banned militant outfit Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, from Jalandhar district, who was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18, promoted the secessionist agenda of US-based pro-Khalistan organisation Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and terror activities in India. The NIA had announced in July last year a Rs 10-lakh award on him for conspiring to kill Hindu priest Kamaldeep Sharma in Jalandhar in January 2021.
Gangster-turned-terrorist Sukhdool Singh, alias Sukha Duneke, born in Moga district, was gunned down in an alleged inter-gang rivalry at Winnipeg, Canada, on September 20. Duneke was close to Moga native and gangster-turned-terrorist Arshdeep Singh, alias Arsh Dala, now based in Canada. Both Dala and Duneke were active in reviving KTF after Nijjar’s murder. Duneke had over 20 cases of murder, extortion and other crimes registered against him in India. His name also figured in the list of 43 criminals released by the NIA earlier this week.
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