The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday rejected reports alleging the involvement of Indian officials in the 2023 killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.
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P Kumaran, the ministry secretary (east), said that New Delhi rejects the allegations of involvement in transnational violence or organised crime.
“These claims are baseless, politically motivated and unsupported by credible evidence despite repeated requests,” Kumaran said at a press briefing. “India believes that concerns of this nature must be addressed through credible law enforcement and judicial processes, not through public or politicised narratives.”
The comments came in response to questions about Indian diplomatic staff allegedly being involved in the Nijjar killing.
On Monday, a report in the Toronto-based newspaper The Globe and Mail claimed, quoting unidentified officials, that Canadian security officials had received evidence that Indian consular staff in Vancouver had supplied information to allegedly assist in the 2023 killing of Nijjar.
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