India won’t aid Canada probe on Sikh separatist’s killing till evidence shared

A banner with the image of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, at a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on Sept 20, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

OTTAWA – India will not provide information to Canadian investigators over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader until Canada shares evidence, India’s High Commissioner to Canada told The Globe And Mail newspaper in an interview published on Feb 5.

“We need relevant and specific evidence for us to help the Canadian authorities,” High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma told the newspaper a week ago.

“Unless we see something relevant and specific, it would be extremely difficult for us to do anything to help the Canadian authorities.” REUTERS

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