"Gosal is a prominent member of the Sikh nationalist Khalistani movement in Canada. Following the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., in June 2023, Gosal replaced him as leader of the Canadian chapter of Sikhs for Justice. Jagdeep Singh said he was informed by his lawyer on Thursday morning that charges against him had been dropped by the Ontario Provincial Police. "The email said you can go back to the States, you're good to go," he said. "I can go anywhere in Canada, or I can go back home.""
"Gosal has been the apparent target of one drive-by shooting already, when persons unknown fired into a house in Brampton in February 2024. The house was under construction at the time and no family members were present. Shortly before his arrest, Gosal reported receiving fresh warnings from police that his life was in danger. "Between Aug. 20 and Sept. 10, the RCMP visited me maybe eight to 10 times," he told CBC News."
Ontario police dropped all charges against Jagdeep Singh, one of three Sikh activists arrested Sept. 19 in Whitby and accused of having a loaded handgun in a car. Inderjit Singh Gosal of Brampton and Arman Singh remain charged with a dozen firearms offences, including careless use and illegal possession of a prohibited handgun. Gosal is a prominent member of the Khalistani movement and succeeded Hardeep Singh Nijjar as leader of the Canadian Sikhs for Justice after Nijjar's June 2023 assassination. Gosal said the firearms charges should be seen in the context of threats to his life, including a drive-by shooting into a Brampton house in February 2024 and repeated RCMP visits between Aug. 20 and Sept. 10.
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