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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 in B.C. & Ontario 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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