Pakistan, Dec. 29 -- Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a U.S.-based Sikh separatist organization, announced a reward of 5.5 million Bangladeshi taka for information leading to the location, arrest and extradition of those it says were involved in the killing of activist Osman Hadi, whom the group refers to as "Shaheed" Osman Hadi.

SFJ said the reward targets the alleged hitman responsible for the assassination, who it claims fled to India after the killing. The announcement followed what SFJ described as confirmation by Dhaka police that suspects crossed into India after the attack. Police officials in Dhaka were not immediately available for comment.

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, general counsel for SFJ, alleged that the killing was part of what he ...