{
  "id": 1846799,
  "title": "Sikh activists in B.C., Ontario warned by police of threat against life",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/sikh-activists-in-b-c-ontario-warned-by-police-of-threat-against-life-1846799",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T20:58:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/08/18/sikh-activists-in-b-c-ontario-warned-by-police-of-threat-against-life/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two Sikh activists in Canada have been warned by the RCMP of threats against their lives due to their involvement in attempting to establish an independent Sikh state in India. Inderjeet Singh Gosal, based in Caledon, Ontario, and Manjinder Singh from Abbotsford, British Columbia, received \"duty to warn\" letters from police, stating that there are credible, serious, and imminent threats against their lives. However, the police have not provided more details about the nature of these threats. Gosal, who coordinates non-binding referendums in Sikh communities worldwide, stated that the movement is peaceful and does not condone violence. He emphasized that the threats will not alter his plans for the upcoming referendum in Edmonton in October, adding that he has turned down all police offers for witness protection. The previous Canadian Sikh organizer, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was killed in Surrey, British Columbia, in June 2023, a murder that has been linked to India-based organized crime groups. Nijjar's assassination has led to strained diplomatic relations between Canada and India. Sikh activists have accused India of being behind Nijjar's death, a claim India has consistently denied.",
  "summary": "RCMP have issued \"duty to warn\" letters to at least two Canadian Sikh activists, telling them their lives are under threat for their involvement in trying to create an independent Sikh state in India.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Sikh activists in B.C., Ontario warned by police of threat against life",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/sikh-activists-in-b-c-ontario-warned-by-police-of-threat-against-life",
        "published": "2026-08-18T20:58:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}