Khalistani terrorist organization, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has announced legal aid of rupees ten lakh to defend Sandeep Singh who shot and killed Hindu leader of Shiv Sena (Taksali) Sudhir Suri in Punjab’s Amritsar on November 4. The information was shared by SFJ’s general counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannu in a video message from Paul Coffee Arena in Canada, where voting is taking place regarding the Khalistan referendum. Terming the murder of Suri as assassination and not terrorism, Pannu said, “SFJ stands behind Bhai Sandeep Singh who took down Suri with referendum by bullet”.
SFJ is a banned organization in India.
Earlier, a video was released on social media in which Pakistan-based Khalistan leader Gopal Singh Chawla was seen celebrating the murder of Suri and warning specific individuals, including Hindu leaders of Punjab that they would also be killed. Chawla is closely associated with the intelligence agency of Pakistan ISI.
“Congratulations to the entire Sikh community, the entire Muslim community and every person who wants independence and peace. A youth in Amritsar fired bullets at Sudhir Suri, whom I would call suar (pig). One pig is gone. Now, other pigs will also have to go”, Chawla said.
Following this, the police have increased vigil outside the residences of various Hindu leaders in Punjab. Ludhiana police restricted Amit Arora, Yogesh Bakhshi, and joint national coordinator of All India Congress Committee (Kisan Congress) Gursimran Singh Mand from stepping out from their houses. Arora said he had also received threats from Hardeep Singh Nijjar of SFJ.
Suri who was raising his voice against Khalistani extremists was on the hit list of Khalistani terror outfits since 2016 and thus provided police security. As per reports, the central agencies had issued a specific alert about Suri and said the Inter-State Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan had assigned Randhawa Neeta and other Lahore-based groups to kill him.
As per reports, although the murderer of Suri, Sandeep Singh has no past antecedents, his recent posts on Instagram and Facebook show that he was radicalized. Singh had posted several videos of Amritpal Singh from his account, including one where the Sikh leader is meeting a pro-Khalistan leader.
