British spy handed over intel on Nijjar killing to Canada, claims documentary

A Bloomberg documentary released this week claimed that a British spy helped Canada to draw a link between India and the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023.

The newly released Bloomberg Originals documentary ‘Inside the Deaths that Rocked India’s Relations with the West’ claimed, “The file was a summary of conversations intercepted by a British intelligence agency between individuals who analysts believe were working on behalf of the Indian government.”

“They had discussed three potential targets: Nijjar, (Avtar Singh) Khanda and (Gurpatwant Singh) Pannun. Later, there was an exchange about how Nijjar had been successfully eliminated,” as per the documentary.

Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh who was designated a terrorist by India in 2020 for his alleged involvement in Khalistani extremism, was reportedly among those named in intelligence shared with Canadian authorities under the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance — comprising the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

According to the video documentary, a major ‘breakthrough’ in the Nijjar murder investigation occurred in late July 2023 when the UK obtained crucial information related to the case.