The Canadian government has opted for a direct indictment in the case against four Indian nationals accused of killing Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, bypassing pre-trial proceedings in the Surrey Provincial Court. This decision moves the case directly to trial at the Supreme Court in New Westminster, according to reports.

A direct indictment bypasses an important stage where the accused's defense counsel would have the opportunity to cross-examine prosecution witnesses and discover the case against their client before the actual trial begins.

This decision comes after pre-trial proceedings in the Surrey Provincial Court were stayed, meaning the case will now proceed directly to the Supreme Court.

Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh, Karanpreet Singh, and Amandeep Singh—accused of killing pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar has been moved from the Surrey provincial court to the British Columbia Supreme Court.

Their next appearance will be on February 11, 2025, for a case management conference and scheduling of the pretrial applications.

The Canadian government has moved the Nijjar killing case directly into trials, surpassing the pre-trials. The case against the 4 Indian nationals will directly be moved for trial without any preliminary hearing as per the order of the Surrey Provincial Court,

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