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Gurudwara president shot dead in Surrey
BY The Canadian Press, Jun 19, 2023 7:15 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
The general secretary of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Society said Hardeep Singh Nijjar was alone in his pickup truck when he was attacked Sunday night as he was leaving the gurdwara's parking lot.(Photo: The Canadian Press)
The president of a Sikh gurdwara who was accused of murder and terrorism in India has been shot dead outside his temple in Surrey, British Columbia.
The general secretary of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Society said Hardeep Singh Nijjar was alone in his pickup truck when he was attacked Sunday night as he was leaving the gurdwara's parking lot.
Surrey RCMP said in a news release that the shooting happened at about 8:30 p.m. and the victim died at the scene.
They said they are searching for suspects and trying to confirm a motive for the homicide.
India's National Investigation Agency last year issued a charge sheet that accused Nijjar of conspiring to murder Hindu priest Kamaldeep Sharma, who the agency said was killed by a "terror gang" in a village in Jalandhar, Punjab.
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