Nijjar had in 2014 planned to carry out an attack on Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Sant Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh at his premises in Haryana's Sirsa. He had also directed his aides in India to target Baba Mann Singh Pehowa Wale; Nishant Sharma, Punjab-based Shiv Sena leader and Mohammad Izhar Alam the then DGP.