Khalistani groups who want independence of Punjab accuse India of killings in UK and elsewhere
. India called the allegation “absurd” and both sides expelled senior diplomats in response.
After the assassinations of two known Khalistani militants in neighbouring Pakistan in January and May – both in the city of Lahore – there was suspicion of India’s involvement. One of those killed was Harmeet Singh, accused of murders in India and the training of Khalistani militants, and the other was Paramjit Singh Panjwa.
Khalistani groups in the UK had accused India of playing a role in the death of Avtar Singh Khanda, who was based in Birmingham and had been active in pro-Khalistani protests, including at the Indian high commission. Khanda had cancer, but his supporters said he was poisoned to death. British police are not treating his death as suspicious.
However, the strongest support for the Khalistani movement is among the diaspora, particularly in countries with large Sikh communities such as Canada, Australia, the UK and the US, where sympathy for the Sikh separatist movement has been growing, particularly online.
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