Three Indian nationals accused of killing Khalistani leader Nijjar appear before Canadian court

Three Indian nationals, who’re accused within the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, appeared before a Canadian court on Tuesday by way of video convention, media stories mentioned.

The accused are recognized as Karanpreet Singh, Kamalpreet Singh and Karan Brar.

They appeared individually by video in entrance of a packed Surrey provincial court room to acknowledge the costs of first-degree homicide and conspiring to commit homicide and to comply with have their instances adjourned to May 21 to provide them time to seek the advice of with their attorneys, Vancouver Sun reported.

The court granted the Crown prosecutor’s request for a no-contact order naming seven folks beneath a Canada Criminal Code part that bans the accused from speaking straight or not directly with any of them, the newspaper reported.

Nijjar’s son Balraj Nijjar, 21, and Harjinder Nijjar, Mehtab Nijjar, Sarandeep Sehaj, Harsimranjeet Singh, Arshdeep Kapoor and Malkit Singh have been named within the order.

Their subsequent step can be to have their attorneys apply for bail, Surrey prison and immigration lawyer Affan Bajwa informed Vancouver Sun.

Bajwa mentioned their possibilities of being launched on bail would depend upon whether or not their attorneys may make a powerful case to the decide.

“I feel it could be troublesome for them to be launched on bail as a result of of a attainable flight threat and threat to public security,” he mentioned.

Canadian Police Friday arrested the three members of an alleged gang linked to the homicide of the Khalistani leader.

Nijjar, 45, was shot useless in June final 12 months outdoors a gurdwara in Surrey, a Vancouver suburb with a big Sikh inhabitants.

A couple of months later, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged Indian authorities involvement, triggering a diplomatic disaster with New Delhi.