India investigating attempt on Pannun’s life: Indian envoy to Canada

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In an interview to the network CTV News, which aired on Sunday, Sanjay Kumar Verma said, If you look at the most recent incident to where there are some allegations put out in one of the newspapers against India, the US did provide us inputs..

India is investigating the attempt on the life of the general counsel of the secessionist Sikhs for Justice Gurpatwant Pannun because the United States has presented inputs that are legally presentable though thats not the case with the allegations related to the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada on June 18, Indias High Commissioner to Ottawa Sanjay Kumar Verma has said.ge..

When asked by host Vassy Kapelos whether Canadas National Security and Intelligence Advisor Jody Thomas had not provided actionable information to India when the she visited New Delhi for a total of nine days in August and September, Verma said, Conversations could have allegations, conversations could have some facts of the case, but allegations and facts do not make it specific and relevant..

Verma said the Indian Government required specific and relevant information to go back to our legal authorities to seek permission to do investigation that we would have wanted to do..

Referring to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus statement in the House of Commons on September 18 that there were credible allegations of a potential link between Indian agents and Nijjars murder, he said, Whether we call it credible allegation, thats the choice of word, but its an allegation..

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