How Hardeep Singh Nijjar Merged a Sikh Temple and a Separatist Movement? Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh leader whose killing has ignited tensions between Canada and India, increased calls for an independent homeland in India.

Who Was Hardeep Singh Nijjar? Canada Says India Was Behind His Killing. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada accused Indian agents of involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia. Who was he?

Canada Ties Hardeep Singh Nijjar Killing to India It was a rare, explosive allegation by the Canadian leader: That the Indian government killed a Canadian citizen who has advocated turning a part of India into an independent Sikh nation.