Prime minister said there were ‘credible allegations’ that India was behind killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
The arrest, first reported by CBC News, comes nearly a year after the prominent activist was killed in the parking lot of his gurdwara in the city of Surrey, British Columbia.
According to court documents, Karanpreet Singh, Kamalpreet Singh and Karan Brar have been charged with first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder in Nijjar’s death., told parliament his government had “credible allegations” that India was behind the killing, calling the death of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil an “unacceptable violation of our sovereignty”.
In the months since, the fallout from Nijjar’s murder has chilled relations between Canada and India – and exposed what officials say is aThe men arrested on Friday are reportedly Indian citizens who came to after 2021 and some used student visas . None pursued education while in in the country and none have permanent residency, according to the CBC.sick and twistedMembers of the group, alleged to be the gunmen and drivers responsible for the brazen 18 June killing of Nijjar, were arrested in police raids in at least two provinces.
The British Columbia RCMP and the integrated homicide investigation team expected to provide an update on the arrests update later on Friday.
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