A few dozen protesters gathered outside the Indian consulate in downtown Vancouver to mark two years since the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., allegedly at the behest of the Indian government. (June 18, 2025).
By The Canadian Press
Apr 16, 2026 | 2:01 PM
SURREY — An associate of slain B.C. Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says police have alerted him of an “imminent” threat to his life.
Narinder Singh Randhawa says in a sworn statement sent to The Canadian Press that he was first contacted by Surrey Police last Saturday, with an officer issuing the “duty to warn” notice over the phone.
The Surrey, B.C., resident has been an organizer of rallies for the pro-Khalistan movement — which seeks the formation of an independent Sikh state within India — since at least 2023.
Nijjar, a leader in the pro-Khalistan movement, was gunned down in Surrey outside his Sikh gurdwara that year, in a case Canadian authorities have linked to Indian agents, which India denies.