British Columbia: Canadian police have reportedly arrested members of an alleged hit squad linked to the killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the province of British Columbia in June last year.
Members of the hit squad are alleged to have played different roles as shooters, drivers and spotters on the day Nijjar was killed at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported quoting sources.
The men were reportedly arrested on Friday. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police were not immediately available for comment. India is also yet to release any official statement on the matter.
The alleged hit squad members were identified by Canadian authorities some months ago and investigators have been keeping them under tight surveillance, revealed sources.
Canadian police are reportedly also investigating possible links to three additional murders, including the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy in Edmonton.
Canada had been pressing India to cooperate in its investigation. The U.S. later revealed it had foiled an assassination attempt against a Sikh separatist on its soil.
In an excerpt from a year-end interview with the local media, Trudeau said the US indictment appeared to have softened the Modi government’s stance toward Canada.
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