New Delhi: Canadian police have arrested and charged three males in reference to the demise of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a person designated as a terrorist by India. This improvement unfolds amidst persevering with inquiries into alleged hyperlinks with the Indian authorities.
As per court docket data cited by Canadian information outlet CTV News, Karanpreet Singh (28), Kamalpreet Singh (22), and Karan Brar (22) are every accused of 1 rely of first-degree homicide and one rely of conspiracy to commit homicide in relation to Nijjar’s demise.
However, India has constantly refuted this accusation. In September 2023, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the Indian authorities had knowledgeable Canada that it’s not a part of the Government of India’s coverage to interact in actions such because the killing of Nijjar.
Speaking at a press briefing, RCMP Assistant Commissioner David Teboul, head of the Federal Policing Program within the Pacific Region, underscored the continuing and intensive nature of the investigation into Nijjar’s murder.
“Three suspects have been arrested and charged for their alleged involvement in the killing of Nijjar…. We are not able to make any comments on the nature of evidence… Nor can we speak behind the motive of murder of Nijjar… However, I will say this matter is very much under active investigation,” he mentioned.
“There are separate and distinct investigations ongoing into these matters, certainly not limited to the involvement of the people arrested today, and these efforts include investigating connections to the government of India,” Teboul additionally mentioned.
The indictments allege that the conspiracy unfolded in each Surrey and Edmonton between May 1, 2023, and the day of Nijjar’s killing. Scheduled updates on the case from the BC RCMP and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team had been introduced for 12:30 pm PT on Friday.
Nijjar’s assassination triggered diplomatic tensions between Canada and India after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau disclosed intelligence investigations relating to a possible hyperlink between the Indian authorities and the killing.
Public Safety Minister Dominic Leblanc shunned confirming any connection to the Indian authorities, asserting that such inquiries needs to be directed to the RCMP, as reported by CTV News.
“I have full confidence in the security apparatus of the government of Canada and the work of the RCMP, and the work that the (Canadian) Security Intelligence Service does,” Leblanc affirmed.
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Nijjar, who was designated a terrorist by the National Investigation Agency in 2020, was shot and killed as he got here out of a Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on the night of June 18, 2023.
The video of his killing that reportedly surfaced in March just lately, confirmed Nijjar being shot by armed males in what has been described as a ‘contract killing’.
The killing led to accusations from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the federal government of India had a hand within the killing — a declare that was denied by India and led to the deterioration of diplomatic ties between Canada and India.
