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CNN . . Three men have been arrested and charged in Canada for allegedly murdering a prominent Sikh separatist, according to police, in a case Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has previously linked to the Indian government, drawing vehement protests from New Delhi.. ..
Authorities are currently investigating if they have ties to the Indian government the latest development in a long-running intrigue that has fueled diplomatic tension between Canada and India.. . . Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was gunned down by masked men last June outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia..
These efforts include investigating connections to the Government of India, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner David Teboul told a Friday press conference.. . Campaigning for the creation of Khalistan has long beenoutlawed in India,where painful memories of a deadly insurgency by some Sikh separatists continue to haunt many..
But it garners a level ofpublicsympathy among some in the Sikh diaspora overseas, where activists protected by free speech laws canmore openly demand secession from India.. . Weeks after Trudeaus announcement, the United Statesaccusedan Indian government official ofbeing involved in a conspiracy to kill anotherSikh separatist,AmericancitizenGurpatwant Singh Pannun, onUSsoil..
A US indictment unsealed in November accused an Indian national, Nikhil Gupta, of trying to kill Pannun, who is a wanted man in India and considered a terrorist by the government.. . US prosecutors sayGuptawas acting on orders from an unnamed Indian government official..
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