Canada’s authorities have arrested and charged three Indian nationals with the fatal shooting of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia last year, an event that heightened tensions between Ottawa and New Delhi.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they had arrested Karanpreet Singh, Kamalpreet Singh and Karan Brar in Edmonton, Alberta, on Friday. The three men were charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside Vancouver in June.
“We are investigating if there are any ties to the government of India,” RCMP superintendent Mandeep Mooker told reporters. “There may be others involved,” he added, saying there are other ongoing investigations related to the killing.