CSIS warned Sikh gurudwara leader of assassination threat before killing: Lawyer

The New York lawyer who says he is both the representative and a friend of the Surrey Sikh leader fatally shot earlier this week, says Hardeep Singh Nijjar knew people wanted him dead.

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun says in an email that Nijjar had been warned by Canadian intelligence officials that 'mercenaries' had targeted him for assassination.

Pannun says he was told by Nijjar that he, too, was on the hit list because both men were advocating for a separate Sikh state of Khalistan, within India's Punjab region.

No arrests have been made since Nijjar was shot and killed on Sunday night as he left the Guru Nanak gurdwara where he was president of the temple.