India, Sept. 19 -- The trial of four men accused in the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar is unlikely to start before late next year, with the pretrial process set to continue for several months.

"Trial dates haven't yet been set, but pretrial applications are scheduled to commence in January 2026 and are expected to run through to the end of August 2026," Damienne Darby, communications counsel for the British Columbia Prosecution Service, told HT.

The disclosure/pretrial phase at the New Westminster court in the province is underway and the next court appearance is on October 2, 2025, for a pretrial conference, Darby said in response to queries.

"An application screening conference has been scheduled for December 17...