New Delhi, June 8 -- Canadian investigative journalist Mocha Bezirgan on Sunday said that he was physically assaulted by Khalistanis in Vancouver, where he was "surrounded and threatened".

Speaking to ANI, Bezirgan said, "It just happened 2 hours ago and I am still shaking. I was surrounded by multiple Khalistanis who acted like thugs. They surrounded me, threatened me, and got physical with me, and they grabbed my phone out of my hand."

"This was done by an individual who has been harassing me for a long time online using dehumanising language against me. I have been covering Khalistan protests in Canada, UK, US, New Zealand," Bezirgan added.

"My only goal is to do independent journalism and record and report what's going on and becau...