was charged with crimes including illegal possession and careless use of a prohibited handgun for purposes dangerous to the public peace. Arrested with him were Arman Singh, 23, of Toronto, and Jagdeep Singh, 41, a resident of New York.
Mr Gosal had replaced Hardeep Singh Nijjar as a primary organizer of Sikhs for Justice in Canada, a group that petitions and campaigns for a state they would call "Khalistan", separate from India. Four men allegedly linked to Mr Nijjar's murder are in custody awaiting trial. [What? No bail for them? Ed.]
In a statement, Sikhs for Justice said Mr Gosal’s arrest is "in fact a case about the Canadian government’s duty to protect the life of a Canadian citizen." Mr Gosal told Bloomberg News earlier this month that Canadian authorities had repeatedly warned him his life was at risk, and he declined an offer of witness protection.
Sikhs for Justice is banned in India and Indian media outlets described Gosal as a terrorist. The Liberal government of Canuckistan, which relies heavily on the Sikh vote in Peel Region ON and Surrey region BC -- see WWW passim -- has not designated a terrorist organization in Canada and it asserts its activities are peaceful and legal.
Canada’s national security adviser, Nathalie Drouin, traveled to India and met with her counterpart, Ajit Doval, on Thursday. She said in a statement they discussed their respective security concerns and committed to non-interference including refraining from transnational repression. No-one from any level of government was available for comment on Mr Gosal's arrest. Nor has any answer been given to Walt's question about a possible link between this arrest and the events detailed in "Your Singhs today -- What's going on here?", WWW 4/9/25.
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