Video shows alleged contract killing of B.C. Sikh leader

Exclusive security video obtained by reveals the elements of a highly co-ordinated attack that ended with the killing of a prominent Canadian Sikh separatist.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot and killed as he left his place of worship in Surrey, B.C., on the evening of June 18, 2023. The video has been independently verified by more than one source.

The apparent targeted killing of the president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara ultimately led to accusations from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the government of India ordered the killing — a claim that severely damaged diplomatic ties between Canada and India.

The video shows Nijjar leaving the parking lot of the gurdwara in his grey Dodge Ram pickup truck.

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As he approaches the exit, a white sedan pulls in front of him, blocking his truck. Two men then run up and shoot Nijjar before escaping in a silver Toyota Camry.

spoke to two witnesses who were playing soccer in a field nearby when they heard the gunshots.

«We saw those two guys running,» said Bhupinderjit Singh Sidhu. «We started running towards … where the sound was coming from.»

Sidhu told his friend, Malkit Singh, to chase the two men on foot while he tried to help Nijjar.

«I tried to press his chest and tried to shake him to see if he was breathing. But he was totally unconscious. He was not breathing.»

Malkit Singh said he chased the two men until they got into the Toyota Camry.

«A car came from around the alley and they got into it. There were three others sitting in that car,» said Singh. «We could smell the smoke from the guns, the smell of the guns was everywhere.»

The co-ordinated attack involved six men and two