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In fact, sources said Indian missions and consulates were aware of the planning of such attacks and this had been communicated to the authorities, but no police arrangements or warnings had been given.

Visuals showed group of men wielding sticks and attacking worshipers outside Hindu temple in Canada | Image/X

The attacks on Hindu temples in Canada were planned meticulously and the instructions may have come from above, then a handful of them were mobilized, senior intelligence sources told CNN-News18.

Sources said the motive behind these attacks was to own Gurudwara businesses and maintain cash flow. Sources claimed that the state apparatus supported the attackers and evidence came from the statement of Hindu Canadian MP Chandan Arya and the suspension of Peel police officer Harinder Sohi, who was suspended by authorities after a video of him participating in a pro-Khalistan demonstration. in front of a Hindu temple in Brampton went viral on social media.

Attacks on Hindu temples started on a large scale in the last yearincluding the shooting at the house of Satish Sharma, president of Surrey’s Lakshmi Narayan Mandir.

In fact, sources said Indian missions and consulates were aware of the planning of such attacks and this had been communicated to the authorities, but no police arrangements or warnings had been given.

“Most alarming were Gurpatwant Singh Pannun’s warning messages before Diwali, when he even made threats against Indian airlines,” sources added, saying the lack of cooperation in the Kingdom’s investigation -United States and Canada was a problem.

“Private Gurudwaras are becoming gangster places”

Sources also said that private gurudwaras in Canada were becoming the haunt of gangsters. They said peace-loving Sikh families wanted to visit the Gurudwaras where no Khalistani activities take place. According to intelligence sources, the majority of Sikhs and Hindus lived in peace and harmony, but two percent were mobilized by Khalistani groups who run private gurudwaras.

According to sources, these private gurudwaras thrive because of business propositions and also because they get money, land and enjoy influence in society.

“These Gurudwaras know that unless these people are mobilized, it will be difficult for them to survive because most of the Sikhs have stopped coming to these Khalistani Gurudwaras like Deshmesh Gurudwara in Surrey, Guru Nanak Dev Gurudwara where Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed and others like it. gurudwaras,” sources said.

Sources say the majority of Sikhs remaining in Canada do not want a repeat of the 1984 situation and do not want to be seen as being on the other side of the law.

Earlier, CNN-News18 had reported how 1,000 Hindus and Sikhs came together pass a resolution against pro-Khalistani Sikhs.