Hitman who killed accused in 1985 Air India bombing case gets life sentence in Canada

One of the two hitmen who killed a person accused in the 1985 Air India bombing was sentenced to life imprisonment in Canada on Tuesday, reported BBC.

Tanner Fox, 24, was sentenced by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge. He will not get parole for 20 years.

In October, Fox and Jose Lopez pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, or a homicide committed with intent, of Sikh businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik in 2022.

Lopez will be sentenced on Friday.

Fox apologised for his actions. “I am sorry for all the pain and hurt that I have caused,” he was quoted as having told the court.

Ahead of the sentencing, Malik’s family urged Fox to reveal who had hired the two hitmen for the murder, CBC News reported.

Malik was shot dead in Surrey in British Columbia province in July 2022. A burning car was also seen near the site of the shooting.

Matthew Stacey, the prosecutor, told the court that the murder of Malik was a “planned and deliberate killing”. The hitmen were financially compensated for the murder, CBC News quoted Stacey as saying.

However, the evidence has not proved who hired them.

Malik’s daughter-in-law Sundeep Kaur Dhaliwal told the court on Tuesday that the lack of answers about who hired the two men has left the family afraid for its safety.

Malik was accused of funding the bombing of Air…

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