Two Men Plead Guilty to Murder of Ex-Air India Bombing Suspect

Tanner Fox and Jose Lopez admitted to killing Ripudaman Singh Malik, raising questions about the mastermind behind the assassination.

Ripudaman Singh Malik, acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombing case, was shot dead in July 2022 outside his business in Surrey, British Columbia.
Fox and Lopez, initially charged with first-degree murder, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a British Columbia court.
The court confirmed they were hired for the assassination, but the identity of those who orchestrated the killing remains unknown.
The Malik family urged the convicted men to cooperate with authorities to identify those who commissioned the murder.
The case has intensified scrutiny over alleged Indian government involvement in violent acts against Sikh activists in Canada.