Canadian journalist Mocha Bezirgan alleges assault by Khalistanis in Vancouver

Canadian Journalist alleges assault by Khalistanis

Canadian investigative journalist Mocha Bezirgan has alleged that he was assaulted and harassed by a group of Khalistanis in Vancouver while covering an event, sharing video footage on X as evidence.

Bezirgan, who has covered Khalistan protests in several countries including the UK and the US, claimed that Khalistani supporters have tried to “influence” and “buy” him. He said he was surrounded by “thugs” who turned physically aggressive as he continued reporting.

“It just happened 2 hours ago and I am still shaking. I was surrounded by multiple Khalistanis who acted like thugs. They surrounded me, threatened me, and got physical with me, and they grabbed my phone out of my hand," Bezirgan told news agency ANI.

#WATCH | Vancouver, Canada: On being physically assaulted by Khalistanis in Vancouver, Canadian Investigative Journalist Mocha Bezirgan, says "It just happened 2 hours ago and I am still shaking. I was surrounded by multiple Khalistanis who acted like thugs. They surrounded me, pic.twitter.com/QrMWSPbjBw

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“This was done by an individual who has been harassing me for a long time online using dehumanizing language against me. I have been covering Khalistan protests in Canada, the UK, the US, and New Zealand…My only goal is to do independent journalism and record and report what’s going on and because I’m editorially independent, this frustrates some people. They want to influence me, they want to buy me. He is not even a Canadian citizen. He is from the UK," he further added.