Goldy Brar is heard making the claim about Killing Hardeep Singh Nijjar during an alleged conversation with Paramjit Singh Pamma, a pro-Khalistan figure wanted by Indian agencies.
BY PC Bureau
August 23, 2026: A purported audio recording has brought fresh attention to the killing of Khalistan activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, with Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar allegedly claiming that he and his associates were behind the 2023 assassination in Surrey, British Columbia.
In the alleged conversation with fellow pro-Khalistan figure Paramjit Singh Pamma, Brar reportedly said Nijjar was targeted because he had allegedly supported networks involved in recruiting young people into the drug trade.
The recording has not been independently authenticated, and it remains unclear when or where the conversation took place. The claims attributed to Brar should therefore be treated as allegations rather than an established account of the killing.
According to reports, Brar accused Nijjar of backing individuals who allegedly persuaded teenagers to sell drugs and act as informants. He reportedly said his group decided to target Nijjar because of his alleged association with such activities.
Nijjar was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey on June 18, 2023. His killing subsequently became the centre of a major diplomatic confrontation between India and Canada.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: A leaked conversation between Goldy Brar & Paramjit Singh Pamma, which I have carefully transcribed.
In the recording, Brar claims responsibility for Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing. He says Nijjar supported people, who used youth to sell drugs & that is why… pic.twitter.com/J4euZkpcZM
— Ruchi Wali 🇨🇦 (@WaliRuchi) August 22, 2026
Nijjar killing sparked diplomatic crisis
The case acquired international significance in September 2023, when then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Parliament that Canadian intelligence agencies were pursuing a possible link between agents of the Indian government and Nijjar’s assassination.
India strongly rejected the allegation, calling it baseless and accusing the Trudeau government of allowing pro-Khalistan extremists and individuals wanted in India to operate from Canadian territory.
The dispute triggered a severe deterioration in bilateral relations, with both countries expelling diplomats and India temporarily suspending visa services for Canadian citizens.
Relations began to improve after Mark Carney succeeded Trudeau as Canadian prime minister and the two governments initiated efforts to rebuild diplomatic ties.
US case points to organised crime
The emergence of the purported recording comes after US authorities accused Brar and jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi of playing central roles in the Nijjar assassination.
A US indictment unsealed in July alleged that Bishnoi directed the operation from India while Brar was involved in coordinating the gang’s activities in North America. The case presents Nijjar’s killing as part of the activities of a transnational organised-crime network.
The US allegations do not accuse the Indian government or Indian officials of involvement in the assassination.
That distinction was reinforced by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police last month. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Lisa Moreland said investigators had found no evidence, within the organised-crime investigation and charges, that Indian officials were involved in Nijjar’s killing.
The development is significant because Trudeau’s 2023 allegation had specifically centred on a possible Indian government connection. The subsequent criminal investigation has instead focused attention on alleged gang activity.
Brar remains wanted
Brar, also known as Satinderjeet Singh, is one of India’s most wanted gangsters and is facing multiple criminal cases in the country. He has been accused in connection with several killings, including the 2022 murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.
He is believed to have operated outside India and has been described by US authorities as an alleged senior member of the Lawrence Bishnoi organised-crime network.
Last month, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation announced a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to Brar’s arrest. The FBI said Brar was wanted for his alleged association with the Lawrence Bishnoi Organised Crime Group, which has been linked by US authorities to violent criminal activity in North America.
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Alleged motive in recording
The purported recording introduces a motive that has not previously been established through a court finding. Brar allegedly told Pamma that Nijjar had supported people who encouraged teenagers to enter the drug trade and allegedly used young people as informants.
He reportedly claimed that his group believed Nijjar had to be eliminated because of those alleged activities.
However, the recording’s authenticity, the identity of all participants and the circumstances in which it was made remain questions that would require independent verification.
The alleged admission therefore cannot, by itself, establish either Brar’s role in the killing or the motive attributed to him.
Focus shifts to gang network
The latest development comes at a time when the Nijjar case is increasingly being examined through the lens of transnational organised crime.
For nearly three years, the killing has been closely associated with the India-Canada diplomatic dispute. The latest US indictment, Canada’s subsequent comments on the absence of evidence implicating Indian officials and now the purported Brar audio have added new dimensions to the case.
If authenticated, Brar’s alleged remarks could become relevant to investigators examining the circumstances surrounding Nijjar’s assassination. Until then, the recording remains an unverified piece of evidence in a case that has already had far-reaching diplomatic and political consequences.
What remains clear is that Nijjar’s death, once at the heart of an international dispute over alleged state involvement, is now also being investigated against the backdrop of an alleged organised-crime network spanning India and North America.
