Factbox-Canada probe of India's role in Sikh separatist's murder strains ties further


  • World
  • Tuesday, 19 Sep 2023

A sign outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple is seen after the killing on its grounds in June 2023 of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

(Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his nation's security agencies have actively pursued credible allegations of a potential link between the Indian government and the June murder of a Sikh separatist leader and Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Canada.

Trudeau's comments on Monday marked the latest strain in relations between Ottawa and New Delhi this year.

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