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

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FILE PHOTO: A banner with the image of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple, site of his June 2023 killing, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

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.

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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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