Satinder Pal Singh Raju, a activist in the Khalistan movement that aims to create an independent Sikh state out of India's Punjab region, survived a drive-by shooting on a rural stretch of I-505 near Sacramento.
Until recently, Satinder Pal Singh Raju was a mostly unknown figure in Northern California's large and sprawling Sikh community. From his home in the small city of Woodland, he worked as a trucker — a popular job for Sikhs — took care of his wife and kids and was a regular at Gurdwara Sahib West Sacramento, the temple where he's prayed since emigrating from India nearly 19 years ago.
'If a bullet and death is the price to pay for Khalistan, that is what we will face as Sikhs,' said Pannun, who produces YouTube shows from his Astoria, Queens, office where he rails against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He's now turned his attention toward Raju, who has become somewhat of a hero in the tight-knit community of Sikhs who organize for Khalistan. For Raju, the shooting has emboldened his activism. 'What more is there to but keep on going?' he said.
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