Gunfire that left a South Surrey home riddled with bullet holes this week is raising concerns among B.C.’s Sikh community.
According to a statement released by the BC Gurdwaras Council, the incident Thursday (Feb. 1) morning in the Sunnyside neighbourhood targeted a close associate of the Sikh temple president who was shot and killed last year in Surrey.
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“Activist Simranjeet Singh saw his home sprayed with bullets in an incident on (Thursday) in Surrey believed to be linked to his advocacy and community role for Khalistan (free Sikh homeland movement) and India’s ongoing targeting of Canadian Sikhs,” a Sikh Press Association news release issued Friday (Feb.