The Canadian police on May 3 arrested three members of an alleged hit squad investigators in Ottawa believe was tasked by the Government of India with the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey in 2023, according to a media report.
The ties between India and Canada came under severe strain following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations in September in 2023 of the “potential” involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Nijjar.
India has dismissed Mr. Trudeau’s charges as “absurd” and “motivated”. Three people have been arrested and charged in the killing of Nijjar, CTV News quoted a senior government source as saying.