India, July 13 -- The US will seek extradition of Lawrence Bishnoi, accused of ordering the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada and several other crimes in America, an official said Sunday.

The US Department of Justice will also seek extradition of Gurinderjit Singh Nagra, for his involvement in a USD 4,00,000 extortion case in the US, alleging that he worked in concert with the Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gangs to target families based in the US.

Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was killed in Surrey in British Columbia, Canada, on June 18, 2023. An official in the US Attorney's Office replied in affirmative in response to questions on extradition of Bishnoi and Nagra but did not elaborate.

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