‘Deeply concerned’: US weighs in on Canada’s allegations against India on Sikh activist’s murder

“We remain in regular contact with our Canadian partners. It is critical that Canada’s investigation proceed and the perpetrators be brought to justice,” she added.

PM Trudeau, speaking in the Canadian Parliament on Monday said that there were credible allegations that the Indian government may have had links to the assassination of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was one of the most wanted terrorists in India, leading to the expulsion of a top Indian diplomat from the country.

Trudeau had reportedly raised the matter with US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as well.

The Ministry of External Affairs had rejected the allegations, terming them “absurd and motivated.” “We have seen and reject the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister,” MEA said in a statement.

Nijjar, 46, was shot dead by two unidentified men within the premises of a gurdwara in Surrey, Canada in June 2023.

He had hailed from Bhar Singh Pura village in Jalandhar and was actively involved in operationalising, networking, training and financing members of the Khalistan Tiger Force, according to the Union government. He was also an accused in a case registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

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