Sikh separatist leader attacked by gunfire on California interstate
Gunmen fired at a truck transporting a Sikh political leader near Sacramento.
The incident is one of several targeting Sikh separatists in North America in recent months.
Satinder Pal Singh Raju, an organizer in the Khalistan movement, which calls for Sikhs to have a country of their own in the Punjab region of India, survived the attack on Interstate 505 about 30 miles west of Sacramento in unincorporated Yolo County. The California Highway Patrol was notified of the incident at 11:37 p.m. on Aug. 11, CHP spokesperson Rodney Fitzhugh said.
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