4 Indians linked to Nijjar murder make court appearance in Canada

The four Indian nationals arrested in connection with the murder of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar, made a brief appearance in a court in British Columbia, on Wednesday.

There was little progress in the trial as the Crown, the prosecutor, continues to deal with procedural matters relating to sharing of material related to the case with the lawyers for the four defendants.

The case has been adjourned till October 1.

All four appeared virtually from holding facilities: Karan Brar, 22, Kamalpreet Singh, 22, and Karanpreet Singh, 28, from BC, and 22-year-old Amandeep Singh from Ontario.

Amandeep Singh made his first court appearance on May 15, while the other three appeared before a judge on May 7.

May 21 was the first time all four appeared together in a court.

All four are facing charges related to first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

Amandeep Singh was already in custody of the Peel Regional Police or PRP when he was named in the Nijjar case.

He was arrested in November 2023 on nine charges including those related to unauthorised possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance.

The others were arrested from in and around Edmonton on May 3 and brought to BC for the trial.