Moga youth killed in Canada in suspected hate crime

Kulwinder Sandhu

Tribune News Service

Moga, September 7

A 23-year-old youth from Bukkanwala village in Moga district was murdered with sharp weapons in Truro town of Canada’s Nova Scotia province late last night.

Migrated in 2017

• Prabhjot Singh Khatri from Bukkanwala village had migrated to Canada in 2017 on study visa. He was staying at his sister’s house
• He was returning from job when unidentified persons attacked him outside his apartment. He worked as a taxi driver

Deputy Chief of Truro Police Service Robert Hearn confirmed to the local media the Indian youth of Punjab origin was found dead at a Robie Street apartment building. “The investigation is on and there is no risk to general public,” Hearn said. However, he did not release the victim’s name, nor provided information on any suspects.

However, the locals and family members at Bukkanwala village here confirmed a village youth, identified as Prabhjot Singh Khatri, was murdered in Canada last night. Khatri had migrated in 2017 on a study visa. He was staying at the house of his sister Rajvir Kaur and her husband for the past four years. “He was coming back from his job when he was killed by some unidentified persons outside his apartment. He was working as a local taxi driver,” said Jatinder Kumar Deep Singh, a friend.

He said there were a few international students in Truro, so most of them knew one another. Since, they both came from Punjab, they bonded in Nova Scotia. “We feel very unsafe,” he added. He has created an online fundraiser to help send his friend’s body back home.

Agampal Singh, another friend, told the police his friend was a good person. “Nothing was robbed. Even his phone was in his pocket,” Singh said. “We don’t have any idea why this happened,” he added.

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