A YouTube influencer Nancy Grewal was fatally stabbed in LaSalle, Ontario, Canada on 5 Mar. According to the LaSalle police, she was rushed to a hospital but later succumbed to her injuries. Investigators have described the incident as a homicide. The 45-year-old was known for her sharp statements and controversial videos on social media condemning former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, ‘Khalistani terrorists’, and criticizing religious and political figures from Panjab including recently the Chief of the Radha Soami Sect Gurinder Singh Dhillon. Nancy’s mother Chhinder Pal Kaur who lives in Jalandhar has alleged that three persons could be involved in her murder but did not name them. She alleged that Nancy regularly received threats and her house was burnt recently. She had informed the police and also had CCTV cameras installed. Chhinder Pal alleged that the main conspirator is an old man involved with a Gurdwara in Windsor, Ontario. Conflicting and sensational claims have surfaced on social media with anonymous profiles linked to pro-Khalistan rhetoric and rival Panjab-based gangster networks pointing fingers at each other. One set of posts featuring Sikh religious symbols and hashtags explicitly claimed the killing was carried out on behalf of Prava (brothers) of Sikh Panth (collective), naming individuals Akash Harike and Sukha Sandhu responsible. Another post by Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar claimed the crime was executed by their side, specifically naming Goldy Brar, Sachin Bishnoi (Dhattaranwali), and the Lawrence Bishnoi group. Panjab police has rejected these claims. In Ludhiana and Jalandhar, police have quoted family members who have condemned the posts as propaganda that dishonor the victim's memory. Meanwhile, a most-wanted gangster Amritpal Singh alias Amrit Dalam has been detained at the Moldova border based on an Interpol Red Notice. Dalam is wanted in multiple serious criminal cases in Panjab and had been absconding abroad for a long period. Additionally, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Dera (sect) Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the murder case of journalist Ramchandra Chhatrapati for lack of evidence. Chhatrapati was shot at point-blank range at his residence on 24 Oct 2002, months after his newspaper published an anonymous letter which stated that women who joined the dera as sadhvis (women disciples) were sexually harassed and raped by the Dera chief (earlier coverage).
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