Associate of slain B.C. Sikh leader says he was also warned of threat to his life | 24CA News
An in depth affiliate of the B.C. Sikh chief who was gunned down outdoors a Surrey gurdwara this summer season says he, too, was warned about threats towards his life.
Gurmeet Singh Toor sits on the chief committee of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara the place Hardeep Singh Nijjar served as president earlier than his loss of life.
Through an interpreter Thursday, he advised Global News that police and the RCMP Integrated National Security Enforcement Team got here to his dwelling late at night time on Aug. 24, and warned him a few potential menace.
“He and the family was made aware … that there was a threat to his life, he was given a duty to warn,” the interpreter mentioned.
“When he asked what was the reason and who was behind the threat, the police and INSET were unable to offer that information.”
Like Nijjar, Toor is a powerful advocate for Khalilstan, an unbiased Sikh state within the Indian subcontinent, and was engaged on a referendum selling the thought.
He advised Global News he’s one in every of three individuals within the Sikh neighborhood to obtain the warnings from the RCMP.
The discover delivered to Toor reads, “the police have determined by way of one or more investigative avenues that your life may be in peril.”
He signed it and was allowed to {photograph} the doc for his personal data.
“The police has stationed their vehicle for one or two weeks in front of Mr. Toor’s house, and there were some suspicious activities afterward as well, and when the police were called they did patrol that area,” the interpreter mentioned.
“(The suspicious activity was ) related to photography of Mr. Toor’s premises.”
The RCMP didn’t reply to requests to confirm the authenticity of the discover in Toor’s {photograph}. However, Global News has verified that the doc is according to varieties utilized by the BC RCMP.
“He feels that they will be able to protect him and he hopes for that as well, but he is more confident now,” Toor mentioned by means of the interpreter.
Police proceed to analyze Nijjar’s killing, which turned a diplomatic flashpoint with India after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau advised Parliament there have been “credible allegations” of a “potential link” between “agents of the government of India” and his loss of life.
India, which alleges Nijjar was a member of a terrorist group, has denied the killing.
Nijjar’s supporters staged demonstrations outdoors Indian consulates throughout the nation on Monday, and Canada and India have every expelled diplomats over the allegations.
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