Canada Says ‘Indian Govt Agents’ Likely Behind Khalistani Terrorist’s Murder; Expels Diplomat

Mumbai: Canada PM Justin Trudeau has said that “Indian government agents” were likely behind the killing of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Trudeau added that the involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen was “an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty

On June 18, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, was shot and killed in Surrey, a Vancouver suburb with a sizable Sikh population. Nijjar was labeled a “terrorist” by India in July 2020 and advocated for a Khalistani state that would serve as a Sikh homeland.

According to Trudeau, “Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India” and Nijar’s passing.

On the fringes of the G20 conference in New Delhi last week, he claimed to have brought up the murder directly with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He encouraged the Indian government to “cooperate with Canada to get to the bottom of this matter.”

The highest-ranking intelligence and security authorities of the Indian government have been informed of Canada’s grave concerns. I personally and directly brought them to Prime Minister Modi last week at the G20, he claimed.

The top intelligence agent for India in Canada was also expelled on Monday, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly announced without going into further detail. Requests for feedback from the Indian High Commission in Ottawa went unanswered.

The world’s largest democracy, New Delhi, is upset over Sikh separatist activity in Canada, and Trudeau’s remarks signal a dramatic escalation in hostilities between Canada and New Delhi.

At the G20 conference, Modi expressed to Trudeau his grave concerns regarding recent Sikh protests in Canada seeking an independent state.

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