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Seven years ago, in 2016, India had alerted Canada about Hardeep Singh Nijjars alleged involvement in “organising secret training camps for Sikh extremist groups associated with Khalistan movement in Milligan Hills in British Columbia”.
Emboldened by their "rising clout" in Canada, pro-Khalistani extremists (PKE) have started openly intimidating minority Hindus there and many instances of defacing of temples have been reported, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The shooting of a Khalistan separatist has raised tensions, but a death now being linked to Chinese harassment has passed without Canadian comment.
Indian authorities had alerted Canada about Hardeep Singh Nijjar's involvement in organizing secret training camps for Sikh extremist groups associated with the Khalistan movement. Training videos were provided, but no action was taken. Nijjar, who was affiliated with the Khalistan Tiger Force, fled to Canada in 1997 and obtained Canadian citizenship with the help of the Sikh diaspora.
Such was Johal's notoriety that Indo-Canadian director Deepa Mehta, who is well-known for films such as 'Fire' and 'Earth', made a critically panned movie, 'Beeba Boys