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epa10883121 People protest for justice for Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh leader who was shot and killed earlier this year, at the Consulate General of India in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 25 September 2023. Earlier this week Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused agents of the government of India of carrying out the killing of Nijjar in June, an accusation that has raised diplomatic tensions between the two countries.  EPA-EFE/ETHAN CAIRNS

People protesting at the Indian consulate in Vancouver, Canada, over the death of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot and killed in June.

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- Ms Komalpreet Kaur Mann thought she was well on her way to fulfilling her late father’s dream for her to study and work in Canada.

She had a place in a Canadian college to begin a one-year course in personal support care in January and had already paid C$1,500 (S$1,520) to secure it. 

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