Three men arrested and charged with the murder of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

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Canadian police have arrested and charged three men with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

On Friday, local time, police said the matter was still under investigation and other probes were being carried out into whether the men had ties to the Indian government.

The three men arrested who are Indian nationals, were Karanpreet Singh, 28, Kamalpreet Singh, 22 and Karan Brar, 22.

"We're investigating their ties, if any, to the Indian government," Mandeep Mooker, a police superintendent, told a televised news conference.

 In June 2023, Nijjar, 45, was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, a Vancouver suburb with a large Sikh population.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has cited evidence of Indian government involvement, prompting a diplomatic crisis with New Delhi.

Assistant Commissioner David Teboul said the matter was still under investigation and other probes were being carried out.

These "include investigating connections to the government of India," he told a televised news conference.

Nijjar was a Canadian citizen campaigning for the creation of Khalistan, an independent Sikh homeland carved out of India.

The presence of Sikh separatist groups in Canada has long frustrated New Delhi, which had labeled Nijjar a "terrorist".

Last week the White House expressed concern about the reported role of the Indian intelligence service in assassination plots in Canada and the United States.

Reuters

Posted 3 May 20243 May 2024Fri 3 May 2024 at 8:49pm, updated 4 May 20244 May 2024Sat 4 May 2024 at 12:40am