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U.S. indictment accuses Indian gang leaders of ordering 2023 assassination of Surrey Sikh activist Nijjar
VANCOUVER — U.S. federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging Indian criminal gang leader Lawrence Bishnoi and his North American lieutenant Satinderjeet Singh, also known as Goldy Brar, with ordering the 2023 assassination of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., as part of a sweeping international operation that has led to dozens of arrests across Canada, the United States and Europe.
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The Tribune
· Jul 8, 2026
No evidence linking Indian Government to Hardeep Nijjar killing: Canada Police
Investigators probing the 2023 killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada have found no evidence linking Indian government officials to the murder, a senior Canadian police official said, directly contradicting previous allegations by the then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that severely strained bilateral ties. Related news: FBI announces 50,000 reward for Goldy Brar’s arrest []
India TV News
· Jul 10, 2026
OPINION | Gangs of Lawrence Bishnoi: How did FBI expose the nexus?
Gangsters sitting inside Indian jails have been ordering targeted killings, making extortions across continents and carrying on with drug smuggling with impunity. This has been revealed in three chargesheets filed by US Department of Justice for the FBI in American courts.
Russia Today
· Jul 8, 2026
US blows up Trudeau’s accusations against India with charges against gangster
The US has charged an Indian gangster of ordering the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Khalistan separatist leader in Canada Read Full Article at RT.com
India Today
· Jul 10, 2026
I trusted cops, they blamed me for stampede: Vijay in first visit to Karur as CM
I trusted cops, they blamed me for stampede: Vijay in first visit to Karur as CM
Daily Post Nigeria
· Jun 26, 2026
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OneIndia
· Jun 23, 2026
Bharat Tiwari Encounter: Did His Anti-Government Posts Make Him a Target?
The encounter killing of 28-year-old Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bihar's Bhojpur district has moved from a local policing controversy to a wider political issue, forcing the state government to order a judicial inquiry. The decision follows protests in Tiwari's village, questions
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Related coverage for "U.S. indictment accuses Indian gang leaders of ordering 2023 assassination of Surrey Sikh activist Nijjar": The Tribune — No evidence linking Indian Government to Hardeep Nijjar killing: Canada Police. India TV News — OPINION | Gangs of Lawrence Bishnoi: How did FBI expose the nexus?. Russia Today — US blows up Trudeau’s accusations against India with charges against gangster. India Today — I trusted cops, they blamed me for stampede: Vijay in first visit to Karur as CM. Daily Post Nigeria — Plateau massacre: Grieving man narrates how gunmen killed pregnant sister inside labour room. OneIndia — Bharat Tiwari Encounter: Did His Anti-Government Posts Make Him a Target?