NEW DELHI: Secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has doubled down on its claim of a R&AW-Moscow collaboration against Khalistanis, stating that Russian Embassy in Canada played a key role in facilitating the assassination of terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
SFJ chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said Russian Embassy shared “signal intelligence” with R&AW officials, which led to Nijjar’s killing in June last year in Canada. “Russian Embassy in Ottawa allegedly hacked Nijjar’s Telegram account in May 2023, allowing India to track his movements, which led to his assassination,” he said.
Pannun also alleged a Russian hand in a “plot” to kill him. Pannun said Indian ambassador to US Vinay Kwatra along with Russian Ambassador V Stepanov in Ottawa were running a network to suppress the activities of the Khalistan Referendum campaign.