Ottawa denies it has evidence linking India PM Modi to violence in Canada

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Deputy Justice Minister Nathalie Drouin waits to testify to the House of Commons justice committee, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, which expelled six Indian diplomats over allegations they were involved in a plot against Sikh separatists, denied it had evidence Prime Minister Narendra Modi was linked to violence on Canadian soil.

The Canadian foreign ministry last month alleged Amit Shah, considered the number two in Modi's government, was behind a campaign of intimidation in Canada. Ottawa says it has evidence linking Indian government agents to the 2023 murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.