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In the midst of growing tension between the two nations, Indian authorities have revealed that Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar lied about his background to acquire Canadian citizenship, engaged in gurudwara politics, and operated a terrorist network from the nation he chose to call home.

Ottawa has yet to present solid proof that New Delhi was responsible for the assassination of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

However, Canadian intelligence endorses the idea that he was a sincere and pious leader of the Guru Nanak Gurudwara in Canada’s Surrey.

In the midst of this growing tension between the two nations, Indian authorities have argued that the alleged Khalistani terrorist lied about his background to acquire Canadian citizenship and operated a terrorist network from the nation he chose to call home.

According to News18, a dossier on Nijjar created by Indian agencies, the Khalistan Tiger Force member fled to Canada in 1996 after police began questioning him about possible connections to local goons in Punjab and affiliations with other criminal organisations.

The record states that Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a former partner of Gurdeep Singh, also known as Deepa Heranwala, a KCF (Khalistan Commando Force) militant who was responsible for more than 200 murders in Punjab during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

“Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a resident of village Bhar Singh Pura, Jalandhar, Punjab. Since his early days, he had connections with local goons. He was initiated to gangster life by Gurnek Singh aka Neka.”

Nijjar, according to Indian sources, lived a quiet life as a truck driver for the first few years of his stay in Canada. He engaged in criminal activity, such as the smuggling of drugs and extortion, to secure funding for terrorist activities.

News agency PTI cited sources as saying that he had requested asylum in Canada, stating that he feared being persecuted in India because he belonged to “a particular social group.” But Nijjar’s application for refuge was denied due to a fabricated narrative. In 1996, Nijjar travelled to Canada with a fake passport and the identity of Ravi Sharma.

After being denied asylum, only 11 days after his initial claim was denied, Nijjar signed a “marriage” contract with a woman who sponsored his immigration. Canada also rejected this marriage arrangement because the woman had entered the country in 1997 on a different husband’s sponsorship. The report said, “Nijjar appealed against the rejection in courts of Canada although he kept claiming himself to be a citizen of Canada. He was later granted Canadian citizenship, the circumstances of which are not clear.”

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