Toronto: A fourth person, also an Indian national, has been arrested in connection with the June 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team of Canada’s British Columbia (BC) province announced on Saturday.
The suspect, Amandeep Singh, 22, splits his time between Brampton, Ontario; Surrey, BC, and Abbottsford, BC, the IHIT noted in an official release, adding that he was already in the custody of the Peel Regional Police in Ontario for firearms charges in an unrelated case.
“We pursued the evidence and gained sufficient information for the BC Prosecution Service to charge Amandeep Singh with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder,” the police statement said.
“This arrest shows the nature of on our ongoing investigations to hold responsible those who played a role in the homicide of Hardeep Singh Nijjar,” the statement added.
Last week, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) made the first arrests in the case, taking into custody Karan Brar (22), Kamalpreet Singh (22) and 28-year-old Karanpreet Singh. The Edmonton residents, all Indian citizens, too, have been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
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