Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down on June 18 outside a Sikh cultural centre in Surrey, British Columbia.
The tensions between India and Canada escalated after Ottawa expelled a top Indian diplomat over the killing of top Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Monday. The expulsion comes amid probe into what Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau calls it a ‘credible allegations of link’ between the agents of the Indian government and the slain Khalistani leader.
“Over the past number of weeks, Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the Government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar”, Trudeau said in a statement.
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Who was Hardeep Nijjar?
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the founder of Khalistani terrorist group Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) was gunned down on June 18 outside a Sikh cultural centre in Surrey, British Columbia. He was involved in acts of identifying, connecting, training, and funding Khalistani cells in India, being named in over 10 FIRs against him. Read more
India-Canada tensions escalate
It is no secret that the relations between India and Canada are strained in wake of the increasing activities of Khalistani extremists in the North American country. There have been instances of vandalism at Hindu temples in Canada, besides the controversial tableau depicting former prime minister Indira Gandhi's assassination on Operation Bluestar anniversary in June.
During his bilateral meet with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau after the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had conveyed to the former about India's concerns regarding the continuing anti-India activities of extremist elements in Canada as they are promoting secessionism and inciting violence against Indian diplomats and threatening the Indian community in that country.
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