In June this year a Sikh leaderCanadaPrime Minister of Canada B.C. shot dead inTrudeau(Justin Trudeau) said today that the Canadian government is investigating the claimsIndiaA “credible allegation” that agents may be involved.
Trudeau told the Canadian Parliament today that his government is “actively exploring” evidence of links between India and the murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Trudeau also said: “Any foreign government engaging in the killing of Canadian citizens on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty.”
Canadian police said on June 19 that a Sikh activist was shot dead in British Columbia. The deceased was wanted by the Indian authorities during his lifetime. He advocated that the Sikhs should become independent from the Indian province of Punjab (Punjab) and become “Khalistan” (Khalistan).
According to a statement from the Canadian Federal Police, at approximately 8:30 pm on June 18, a “body” was found in the parking lot of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia. The man was found dead in the car with apparent gunshot wounds.
“The man died at the scene from his injuries,” the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
Police initially did not identify the deceased, but later said the deceased was 45-year-old Nizar, who was the person in-charge of the temple.
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