The advocacy group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has levelled a serious allegation against a serving Indian diplomat in Canada. The group claims the diplomat attempted to arrange the killing of Sikh activist Inderjeet Singh Gosal in a “$50,000 contract-to-kill” plot.
SFJ, a US-based organization advocating for a separate Sikh homeland (Khalistan), stated that Canadian security and intelligence agencies are aware of the alleged plot. It further claimed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) recently offered Gosal protective measures due to what it called an “imminent threat.”
Inderjeet Singh Gosal is a known organizer for the Sikh separatist referendum campaign in Canada. Canadian media previously reported that he received a police “duty-to-warn” notice about threats he believes originated from India, an allegation the Indian government has repeatedly denied.
SFJ’s General Counsel, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, stated the group went public to prevent another killing. He directly referenced the June 2023 assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, a case that triggered a major diplomatic crisis between Canada and India.
INDIAN DIPLOMAT IN OTTAWA OFFERED $50,000 TO A HITMAN TO KILL KHALISTAN REFERENDUM ORGANIZER GOSAL
Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has revealed that Canadian security and intelligence agencies are aware of Contract-To-Kill plot by diplomats of the Indian High Commission in Ottawa… pic.twitter.com/htfcvhsJAR
— Sikhs For Justice (@SFJ_US_Official) December 1, 2025In its statement, SFJ also called on supporters to monitor the movements of India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh K Patnaik. Public safety experts generally discourage such vigilantism, urging people to report threats directly to law enforcement.
Pannun asserted that multiple Canadian security channels, including the RCMP, have already received and assessed intelligence about the alleged plot. He claimed this information reached the highest levels of the Canadian government, including the offices of Prime Minister Mark Carney, Foreign Minister Anita Anand, and the Minister of Public Safety.
These allegations emerge amid significant strain in Canada-India relations. In October 2024, Canada expelled several Indian diplomats, linking them to an RCMP investigation into violent criminal activity connected to the Nijjar case. India dismissed the accusation as “preposterous.”
Pannun linked the current allegation directly to Canada’s foreign policy, stating, “Gosal’s Contract-To-Kill plot is the direct outcome of Prime Minister Carney opening trade talks with Modi without demanding accountability. Canadian sovereignty has collapsed to the point where Indian diplomats feel free to orchestrate killings.”
