NEW DELHI: According to numerous local and worldwide media sources, notorious Punjabi criminal Sukhdool Singh aka Sukha Deneke, who was a part of the anti-Indian Khalistan movement, was shot and killed in Winnipeg, Canada. Sukha allegedly used fraudulent passports to flee to Canada in 2017 and join the terrorist group Arsh Dalla from Khalistan. Sukha was thought to be to the right of Dalla, a terrorist on the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) wanted list. The incident occurs at a time when India and Canada’s bilateral relations have reached an all-time low due to the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a second declared Kahlistani terrorist. India has been charged by Canada with being involved in the murder of Nijjar in early June of this year. Two hooded assailants shot and killed Nijjar in the Surrey parking lot of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara. In 2020, Delhi labelled him as a terrorist. Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, accused New Delhi of being involved in the death of Nijjar in June and dismissed an Indian diplomat earlier on Monday. In a tit-for-tat response, India called the accusations “absurd and politically motivated” and ordered the head of the Canadian intelligence services’ India post to leave the country in five days. The Canadian government has also amended its travel advice for its residents, advising them to avoid travelling to Punjab, Manipur, and Jammu and Kashmir if at all possible.In reaction, India issued a warning and urged its residents in Canada to proceed with the utmost caution in light of the rising number of “politically-condoned” hate crimes committed against Indian people and diplomats in Canada. Curiously, Dala was listed among the criminals and Khalistani terrorists based in Canada on the most recent NIA list. Along with other names, the list released by the NIA also contains Goldy Brar and Lakhbir Singh Linda. Linda is a notorious Khalistani terrorist who was responsible for the Punjab RPG incident.
