Thousands attended the funeral of slain Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Sunday at the gurdwara where he was gunned down a week earlier in Surrey, B.C.
His death has sparked fear and outrage in much of B.C.’s Sikh community.
Nijjar, 45, was shot dead in his truck on June 18 in the parking lot of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, of which he served as president.
He had been very active with Sikhs for Justice, a group advocating for Khalistan — an independent Sikh state from present-day India.
Community members mourn at Nijjar’s funeral on Sunday. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
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