JALANDHAR: Mother of Punjabi social media influencer Nancy Grewal, 45, who was murdered in LaSalle, Ontario, Canada, alleged that three persons could be involved in her murder, and named them. Speaking to the media at her Deol Nagar residence in Jalandhar, her mother, Shinderpal Kaur, said that she regularly received threats and she informed the police there. She said that her house also burnt a few months back.
Nancy regularly spoke on different issues, often using acrimonious language. While she spoke against Khalistanis, both living in India and in other countries, and political leaders, she often commented on current issues. In recent weeks, she posted videos against Radha Soami Satsang Beas chief Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon, after he called on Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia in Nabha jail a few weeks back. Like other videos, she used some strong epithets against the dera chief as well. Some time back, she also spoke against Akal Takht jathedar.
Shinderpal alleged that the main conspirator, an old man, was involved in a local gurdwara in Windsor, Ontario. She alleged that one of the three came to her house earlier with his face covered for the purpose of recce. “She had CCTV cameras in and outside her house. Once Nancy spotted him, he was badly frightened. If there were no CCTV cameras, she could have been killed on that day also,” she alleged.
“Lately, she was raising an issue of gold belonging to a man who died there and hailed from Phagwara. She was threatened that she should stop raising the issue, but she remained firm on helping that man’s family. She also insisted that the particular gurdwara there should have CCTV cameras, to which some people objected,” Shinderpal alleged.
She said that Nancy worked as a caregiver, with two shifts a day, with 2 companies. “She shared with me everything, from her experience with patients to the threats she faced and complaints she made to the police. That is the reason I am fully aware of those who nursed grudges against her,” she said.
“She was keen to speak the truth on different issues and often tried to help the poor or those seeking justice. I said that if she got satisfaction from speaking the truth, she should carry on,” she said.
“When I got up, I checked her CCTV cameras to see if she was back. She did not take my calls on March 3, and then we contacted the police there and came to know what happened to her. She was stabbed repeatedly and very badly. The woman, to whose house she went, spotted that she was being attacked and she informed the police,” Shinderpal said.
She said that Nancy went to Canada after her marriage to a singer who lived there. She wanted a career in singing but could not make it and anchored stage shows. “Though it was the boy who sought her hand in marriage, after reaching there they fell out after some time and she had to fend for herself,” she said.
LaSalle Police service had on Wednesday evening posted, “Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on March 3, 2026, emergency services responded to the 2400 block of Todd Lane for a report of a stabbing. A 45-year-old female was located with injuries. She was transported by Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services to the hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries. Her identity is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.”
On Thursday morning, the police confirmed her identity. “To ease public concern, we are sharing that investigators are viewing this as an isolated incident,” the police said while urging people for tips, information and video survelliance.
‘Against burning of India flag’Nancy Grewal’s mother Shinderpal Kaur said Nancy had cleared her stand on Khalistani extremism groups twothree months ago. In a video posted on Feb 22 on her YouTube channel, ‘Nancy Grewal Canada CA’, with the title, “I respect only original Khalistan## jo India da flag di disrespect karday# i hate ## (I hate those who disrespect Indian flag),” she said there were “a lot of rumours that she was against Khalistanis and that she abused them”. “I clarified several times that I am not against genuine Khalistanis; people have their rights. But I am against those Khalistanis who abuse women and issue dirty threats... I am against violence and burning the Indian flag,” she said. She said that she was against transnational repression and that this should not happen at all.
Hailed from village in Ludhiana: MotherAfter her murder, there were several social media posts about Nancy Grewal’s original identity, including her religious identity and her surname. “Nancy clarified it in the past while posting pictures of her passport as well. Then I said she should stop giving clarifications. My husband, Manmohan Jeet Singh Grewal, who died in 2008, originally hailed from Narangwal village in Ludhiana district, and we lived in Sirsa. My father was Jathedar Gurdeep Singh Gill, from Chandbaja village, Faridkot. We are a Jat Sikh family, but even our identity was questioned,” she said.