Indian High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, describes a close encounter with Khalistani activists wielding swords in Alberta. Verma said, “I am not an expert on Canadian law about open carrying so I will not be able to say that. But most likely they would have said that it was ‘kirpan’ which is a small blade whereas they had swords in their hand.”

The gang encouraged women to relinquish their worldly possessions, including jewellery, while instructing them to walk with their eyes closed – 21, 31, or even 51 steps.

The police received a complaint from the victim’s brother on October 22 stating that his sister had gone missing. He suspected that a man, whom his sister recently befriended, might have been involved in her disappearance