The president of a Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C., who advocated for a Sikh state independent of India, was found murdered in his vehicle outside in the parking lot after evening prayers at his place of worship.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent member of the Sikh community, was fatally shot in what police have said is a targeted and deliberate killing, just before 8:30 p.m. local time on June 18, soon after prayers ended at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, a local temple.
The attack occurred as Nijjar was leaving the temple, alone in his pickup truck, in what Surrey RCMP Assistant Commissioner Brian Edwards said was a “brazen” and “appalling” murder….