Sikhs

Sikh separatist, targeted once for assassination, says India still trying to kill him

5:15am October 27, 2024

The alleged assassination attempt of a Sikh activist in the U.S. is part of a broader trend around the world in which foreign governments seek to silence critics overseas.

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The DOJ charged a former Indian intelligence official in a foiled assassination plot

8:30pm October 17, 2024

The indictment against Vikash Yadav points to a direct link between the Indian government and what prosecutors say was a murder-for-hire scheme on American soil.

A banner that shows the late Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar is displayed outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia, on Sept. 18, 2023.

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Canadian police arrest 3 suspects in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader

11:11am May 04, 2024

by The Associated Press

Police said they arrested three Indian nationals in the slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India.

People hold flags during a Sikh rally outside the Indian Consulate in Toronto to raise awareness in the wake of the Canadian prime minister's comments alleging Indian government agents were potentially involved in the June killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia, on Monday.

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Why India's warnings about Sikh separatism don't get much traction in the West

7:40am September 28, 2023

by Michael Kugelman

The current India-Canada crisis has exposed a sharp disconnect between India and the West on the issue of Sikh separatism. Michael Kugelman of the Wilson Center's South Asia Institute explains why.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on Sept. 9, 2023.

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Canada is investigating whether India is linked to the slaying of a Sikh activist

11:02pm September 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat as it investigates the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a strong supporter of an independent Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, in British Columbia.

Officials recover a body Friday at the site of a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Sikh Community Mourns 4 Of Its Members Killed In Shooting

4:27pm April 17, 2021

by Jeannette Muhammad

"These kinds of violent attacks are a threat to all of us," said community member Maninder Singh Walia. The gunman's motive in attacking a FedEx warehouse on Thursday night is still unknown.

Family members sob for their loved ones after an attack on a Sikh place of worship Wednesday in Kabul, Afghanistan. More than two dozen people were killed in the assault, for which Islamic State militants claimed responsibility.

At Least 25 People Dead After Hours-Long Attack On Sikh Complex In Kabul

2:51pm March 25, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, which targeted members of the Sikh religious minority in the Afghan capital Wednesday.

Sikh worshippers gather outside their holiest site, the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur. It is believed to be the place where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, died in the 16th century. In a rare goodwill gesture this week, India and Pakistan broke grou

In Gesture To India, Pakistan To Open Cross-Border Pathway To Sikh Holy Site

9:27am November 30, 2018

For decades, India's Sikhs have longed to reach one of their holiest sites, a soaring white temple, built on a river bank. A new corridor will allow them visa-free access to the temple.

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New Jersey's Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal in an official photo taken in Trenton, N.J., in January.

Radio Hosts Suspended For Calling New Jersey's Sikh Attorney General 'Turban Man'

6:13am July 27, 2018

by Scott Neuman

WKXW-FM hosts Dennis Malloy and Judi Franco were suspended after the remarks referring to Gurbir S. Grewal, who became the state's top attorney in January.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday.

After 'Guru Of Bling' Sentencing, Indian State Stays On Alert For Violence

10:45pm August 28, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping two young disciples in 2002. Military troops were deployed after violence by Singh's supporters led to dozens of deaths.