Hardeep Singh Nijjar was 'agent of Canadian intel'

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged was killed by "Indian agents" on Canadian soil, may have been an asset for the Canadian intelligence services.

Nijjar's son Balraj recently claimed that Canadian intelligence service officers met his father several times earlier this year, including closer to the killing. Leading Canadian media houses reported that Balraj also attended some of these meetings.

"Balraj Singh Nijjar, 21, said his father had been meeting with Canadian Security Intelligence Service officers 'once or twice a week', including one or two days before the June 18 murder, with another meeting scheduled for two days after his death," as per a report in Vancouver Sun.


It is being suspected that Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a wanted terrorist in India, may have also acted as an asset for Canadian security services given the frequency of the meetings, sources said.

Nijjar was the head of the proscribed Khalistan Tiger Force, one of the organisations committed to the cause of Khalistan, which refers to the separate nation for the Sikhs carved out of India. Nijjar was accused in four cases filed by the National Investigation Agency.