Vancouver, June 8 -- An independant Canadian investigative journalist on Sunday alleged that he was physically assaulted and "threatened" by a group of Khalistan supporters and had his phone snatched while reporting their rally in Vancouver.

The journalist, Mocha Bezirgan, who posted his ordeal on social media platform X said that the Khalistani extremist movement in Canada has raised serious security concerns and strained ties between India and Canada.

"It just happened two hours ago and I'm still shaking," Bezirgan told ANI in a phone interview. "They acted like thugs - crowding in on me, grabbing my phone, trying to stop me recording."

The incident occurred while Bezirgan was in Vancouver city to cover a rally organised by Khalistan...