No exact motive is known but it is believed the pair were Sikh extremists acting in retaliation for the storming of Sikh holy shrine the Golden Temple in June.

• 虽然尚不知晓杀人的确切动机，但是大家认为这2人是为6月份金庙的印度锡克教徒圣地事件而采取报复行动的极端主义份子。