Radio India broadcaster and Georgia Straight contributor Gurpreet Singh received a written death threat last night (September 20).

Singh, a resident of Surrey, has turned the note over to the RCMP. He stated that the letter could conceivably be a hoax, but noted that it came after shots were fired at the home of his boss, Radio India managing director Maninder Gill.

The letter described Singh as a "dog" who will be shot through the ass in broad daylight.

"The whole world will watch then how popular you are and how somebody's personal life is attacked in talk shows," the letter stated after being translated into English. "And Gurpreet you, the whole world says that you are worst than the pest of a gutter. You are a traitor of the Sikhs and a supporter of the Hindus. This is what the people say about you in your talk shows. We treat you as an enemy same way as Maninder Gill."

In his articles for the Straight, Singh has written about such topics as the Air India bombing and the conviction of Inderjit Singh Reyat, as well as about the importance of helping flood victims in Pakistan.

He is working on a book on the bombing of Air India flight 182 in 1985. He also helped create a calendar commemorating the history of Sikhs in B.C.