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New Delhi, A wide variety of entities in Canada and abroad was used by Indian agents to collect information and then used the details to target members of the South Asian community, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police alleged on Monday.MP. The RCMP's comments came on a day India expelled six Canadian diplomats and announced withdrawing its High Commissioner from Canada after strongly dismissing Ottawa's allegations linking the envoy to a probe into the killing of Sikh extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar..
The ties between India and Canada came under severe strain following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations in September last year of a "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Nijjar..
"Investigations have revealed that Indian diplomats and consular officials based in Canada leveraged their official positions to engage in clandestine activities, such as collecting information for the government of India, either directly or through their proxies; and other individuals who acted voluntarily or through coercion," the RCMP claimed in a statement..
Evidence also shows that a wide variety of entities in Canada and abroad have been used by agents of the government of India to collect information, the RCMP alleged..
The RCMP said it is hoping to address these threats through relationship with the government of India and the National Investigation Agency with the end goal of strengthening the safety and security of the Canadian public and the South Asian community..
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