Police Arrest Three Indian Nationals in Shooting Death of BC Sikh Leader

A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, in Surrey, B.C., on Sept. 18, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Three Indian nationals living in Alberta have been arrested and charged with last year’s murder of B.C. Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, RCMP say.

Mr. Nijjar was shot and killed outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., in June 2023. He was the president of the local temple.