3Photo© timesofindia.indiatimes.comUS charges gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar for Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing
The authorities in the United States on Tuesday charged gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar for organised crimes and ordering the 2023 killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.
A federal indictment unsealed in Los Angeles alleged that Bishnoi ordered the killing of Nijjar, mentioned as “H.S.N.” in the court documents, outside a gurdwara Canada’s Surrey in June 2023.
Nijjar was killed by masked gunmen. His killing had led to a deterioration in the relations between New Delhi and Ottawa after Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister at the time, told Parliament that intelligence agencies were examining “credible allegations” linking Indian government agents to the murder. India has rejected the allegations.