Three Indian nationals accused of killing Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar appeared in person for the first time in a BC court on Tuesday with the judge ordering them to have no contact with several people in the community.
Karan Brar, 22, Kamalpreet Singh, 22, and Karanpreet Singh, 28 appeared in person at the British Columbia Provincial Court in Surrey and Amandeep Singh, 22, appeared via video link, the Vancouver Sun reported.
The British Columbia judge has ordered all four of them to have no contact with several people in the community in their latest court appearance, the report added.
Those appearing in person wore red prison sweatsuits as they entered the courtroom, while Amandeep remains in custody in Ontario where he was facing unrelated weapons before being arrested on May 10 for Nijjar’s killing.
Judge Mark Jette spoke to the men through an interpreter as he placed them under the no-contact order, before adjourning until the suspects’ next appearance on June 25.
Richard Fowler, the lawyer representing Karan Brar, told the Vancouver Sun that,” it’s completely understandable given the context why there is an enormous amount of community interest in this case. That level of community interest makes me…to ensure that those charged with these offences have a fair trial.”
“…And I have no doubt the members of East Indian community, broader Canadian community and the international community are equally interested in ensuring that there was a fair trial, that justice is done.”
Hundreds of local Sikhs carrying Khalistan flags and posters showed up at the courthouse.
Nijjar, 45, was killed outside Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18, 2023.
IHIT with the assistance of members from the BC and Alberta RCMP and the Edmonton Police Service arrested three men on May 3rd after 10 months of investigation for the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar who was shot to death in the parking lot of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey in June 2023.
IHIT with the assistance of members from the BC and Alberta RCMP and the Edmonton Police Service arrested three other men on May 3rd after 10 months of investigation for the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar who was shot to death in the parking lot of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey in June 2023.
