Ottawa: Canadian authorities have arrested three Indian nationals for their alleged involvement in the killing of Khalist. terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. Canadian police said more people were expected to be arrested in the case. However, he said that their investigation was not over yet and there was still a possibility of arrest of others who played important roles in the massacre. However, Canadian authorities have yet to find any evidence of Indian government involvement in this matter.
Canadian authorities have charged three Edmonton-based Indians, Karan Brar, 22, Kamalpreet Singh, 22, and Karanpreet, 28, with conspiracy and first-degree murder in the killing of Khalist. terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on Friday said it is investigating whether those involved in the killing of Canadian citizen Nijjar were representing the Indian government.
However, CBC News, citing sources, claimed in its report that investigators had identified the suspects several months earlier and were investigating their involvement in three other murders. A Canadian media report is claiming that the killer from Niger has connections with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is jailed in India. However, surprisingly, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed the Indian government’s involvement in Nijjar’s murder, but the Canadian police statement after the arrest of the three Indians did not mention any evidence against India. I went.
Investigating officials believe those arrested are members of an alleged group that was tasked by the Indian government to assassinate Nijjar last year. Khalist. terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed outside a Gurudwara in Surrey, British Columbia on 18 June 2023. Superintendent of the investigation team, Mandeep Mukar, said that the investigation is not limited to the arrest of three Indians. Many other people also played an important role in this massacre. We will identify and arrest them one by one. IHIT investigators, with assistance from the British Columbia and Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Edmonton Police Service, arrested three Indians on Friday morning for their involvement in Nijjar’s murder.
David Taboul, Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said he could not comment on the evidence collected by police, nor on Nijjar’s motive for the murder. Various aspects are being investigated in this case and the investigation of the case is not limited to the people arrested today. In these efforts, the relations of the Indian government will also be investigated.
According to police, all three suspects were Indians who had entered Canada on student visas, but it is possible that they were acting on instructions from Indian intelligence when they killed Nijjar. However, Canada’s Defense Minister refused to confirm that he had found evidence of Indian government involvement in the case.
Nijjar’s murder linked to local internal politics: Jaishankar
India has no involvement in the killing of Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. Rather, his killing was linked to Canada’s internal politics, Foreign Minister Subram.am Jaishankar said Saturday. He said, pro-Khalistan groups are using Canada’s democracy. They have created a lobby there and have become a vote bank. The ruling party in Canada does not have a majority in Parliament and some parties depend on pro-Khalistan leaders. This is why India has demanded the extradition of 25 pro-Khalistan people, but it is not paying any attention to it. Canada has not yet provided any evidence of India’s involvement in the Niger killings. In Canada, blaming India is a political compulsion of the ruling party.
