The Canadian Police on Saturday said that they will continue their investigation to find the alleged Indian government link to the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.
The statement comes hours after the police arrested and charged three Indian nationals over their involvement in the killing of Nijjar in June last year.
“There are separate and distinct investigations ongoing into these matters, certainly not limited to the involvement of the people arrested today, and these efforts include investigating connections to the Government of India,” said Assistant Commissioner David Teboul.
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The Assistant Commissioner refused to make comments on the nature of evidence collected by the police or speak about the motive behind Nijjar’s murder.
Nijjar’s murder in Vancouver last year sparked a diplomatic row between India and Canada with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accusing the Indian government of its involvement in the killing of the Canadian national.
Who are the people arrested by police?
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested Karanpreet Singh, 28, Kamalpreet Singh, 22 and Karan Brar, 22.
The police said that all these men had been living in Edmonton, Alberta at the time of their arrest.
The trio has been booked with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Nijjar was killed by masked gunmen.
However, it is not clear whether the three arrested people are the same people who shot Nijjar.
The police added that Karanpreet, Amarpreet and Karan had been living in Canada for three to five years.
“We welcome the arrests but this does lead to a lot more questions,” said Balpreet Singh, legal counsel and spokesperson for the Canada-based World Sikh Organization advocacy group.
“Those who have been arrested are part of a hit squad but it’s clear that they were directed,” he said by phone.
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