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A Canadian official alleged Tuesday that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targetingSikh separatists inside Canada.. ..
. Morrison did not say how Canada knew of Shahs alleged involvement.. . Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a year ago that Canada had credible evidence agents of the Indian government were involved in the murder of Canadian Sikh activistHardeep Singh Nijjarin British Columbia in June 2023.. ..
On Oct. 14, Canada expelled theIndian high commissionerand five other diplomats, alleging they were persons of interest in multiple cases of coercion, intimidation and violence aimed at quieting a campaign for anindependent Sikh state known as Khalistan.. . Canada is not the only country thathas accused Indian officialsof plotting an assassination on foreign soil..
In the case announced by the Justice Department, Vikash Yadav, who authorities say directed the New York plot from India, faces murder-for-hire charges in a planned killing that prosecutors have previously said was meant to precede a string of other politically motivated murders in the United States and Canada.. . Nathalie Drouin, Trudeaus national security adviser, told the committee Tuesday that Canada has evidence the Indian government first gathered information on Indian nationals and Canadian citizens in Canada through diplomatic channels and proxies.. ..
Before the Royal Canadian Mounted Police went public with allegations that Indian diplomats were persons of interest in criminal investigations, Drouin said there was an effort to work with the Indian government to ensure accountability.. . Drouin said a meeting was held with Modis national security adviser, Ajit Doval, in Singapore two days earlier.. ..
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