Sikh activists in B.C., Ontario warned by police of threat against life
Police say credible intelligence shows imminent threats against two Sikh activists, and one organizer says he has received six official warnings.
- On Friday, August 14, the RCMP issued 'duty to warn' letters to Canadian Sikh activists Inderjeet Singh Gosal of Caledon, Ontario, and Manjinder Singh of Abbotsford, British Columbia, notifying them of credible, imminent threats to their lives.
- The activists are campaigning for a non-binding referendum on an independent Sikh state known as Khalistan, a movement previously led by Hardeep Singh Nijjar until his assassination in Surrey, British Columbia, in June 2023.
- Gosal, the Canadian coordinator for the referendum, told CBC News he declined police witness protection, stating, "I would rather take India's bullet than stop campaigning for the Khalistan referendum."
- The warnings emerge as Prime Minister Carney pursues normalized relations with the government of Narendra Modi, prompting criticism from Gosal over the government's focus on commercial links despite alleged state-sponsored repression.
- Organizers plan to continue the campaign with a referendum in Edmonton, Alberta, on October 18, as Gosal views the democratic exercise as a target of suppression by the Indian government.
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Three pro-Khalistan activists receive 'duty to warns' from police
Three Khalistan Referendum activists – including one from Surrey – have received warnings from the RCMP about “credible and imminent threats to their lives.” Surrey’s Narinder Singh Randhawa received his second ‘duty to warn’ from police on Aug. 16, which is issued when police have identified threats to an individual’s life. Manjinder Singh of Abbotsford and Inderjeet Singh Gosal of Caledon, Ont. also received warnings. The three men were friend…
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Sikh activists in B.C., Ontario warned by police of threat against life
CALEDON - RCMP have issued "duty to warn" letters to at least two Canadian Sikh activists, telling them their lives are under threat for their involvement in trying to create
Another duty to warn letter casts doubt on Carney's rapprochement with India
The RCMP issued another "duty to warn" letter to a Sikh separatist, Inderjeet Singh Gosal, who replaced Hardeep Singh Nijjar as leader of the Khalistani referendum effort in Canada. The newest threat raises more questions about the Carney government's claim that threats from the Indian government in Canada have been neutralized.
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