In the state of Punjab, in northern India, Hardeep Singh Nijjar was born in the city of Jalandhar.
In 1997, he moved to Canada where he married, became a member, had two brothers and worked as a locksmith.
Nijjar vehemently pushed for the establishment of Khalistan, an independent nation for the Sikhs, a majority in India.
Last June, he was shot and killed by two militants outside a Sikh temple in Vancouver’s cities.
He had been labelled a criminal by India, and accused of being the “mastermind” of the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), a banned radical party in the country.
These assertions, according to Nijjar’s supporters and friends, are false and that he has previously been threatened because of his engagement.
Below, you can learn more about him.
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