India alerted Canada about Nijjar's connections with terrorism, but it didn't act
Hardeep Singh Nijjar's alleged involvement in «organising secret training camps for Sikh extremist groups associated with Khalistan movement in Milligan Hills in British Columbia».
The Indian authorities are said to have provided training videos to their Canadian counterparts, but no action was taken, officials told ET.
Nijjar, whose killing in Canadian soil in June has snowballed into a row between India and Canada, was affiliated with separatist group by the name of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF).
ET takes a look at Nijjar's journey from his involvement in Punjab militancy in the 1990s to spearheading the Khalistan secessionist movement, running a criminal gang from Canada and heading a Gurudwara...
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Murder charges, terrorist activities of Nijjar: India's warnings fell on Canada's deaf ears
Nijjar was born on November 10, 1977, at Bharsingh Pura village near Jalandhar in Punjab. During the crackdown on insurgency in Punjab, his brother Jatinder was arrested by Punjab Police in early 1990. In 1995, Nijjar was picked up by the police on charges of sheltering militants.
In his affidavit filed before the immigration officials in Canada, Nijjar claimed that he was tortured by Punjab Police. He further claimed he bribed the police with ₹50,000 and cut his hair to change his appearance. He fled from Punjab and hid at a relative's house in Uttar Pradesh. In February 1997, Nijjar fled to Canada, using forged documents in the name of Ravi Sharma.
In November 1998, the Canadian refugee panel initially rejected Nijjar's asylum plea saying the documents he submitted alleging «torture» by police appeared to be fabricated. Less than a fortnight later, Nijjar made a second attempt in obtaining
