Key Points
RCMP said organised crime elements were used for this purpose and named the Lawrence Bishnoi group and said they believed it was connected to agents of India..
Even as India announced it was withdrawing Indias High Commissioner to Ottawa Sanjay Kumar Verma and five other diplomats and officials from the country, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said a multidisciplinary team had learnt that a significant amount of information on breadth & depth of criminal activity orchestrated by agents of the Government of India, in consequential threats to the safety and security of Canadians and individuals living in Canada..
RCMP Deputy Commissioner of Federal Policing Mark Flynn had accompanied Canadas National Security and Intelligence Advisor Nathalie Drouin and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Morrison to Singapore where they met, among others, Indias National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and apprised them of these concerns and sought cooperation..
RCMP alleged, 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..
It said that through its national taskforce and other investigative efforts, the RCMP obtained evidence that demonstrates four very serious issues: Violent extremism impacting both countries; Links tying agents of the Government of India to homicides and violent acts; the use of organised crime to create a perception of an unsafe environment targeting the South Asian Community in Canada; and interference into democratic processes. ..
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