CNN —Canada announced the expulsion of six Indian diplomats Monday, including the high commissioner, after the police accused agents of the Indian government of being linked to homicides, harassment and other “acts of violence” against Sikh separatists in the country.
The Indian government has called the accusations “preposterous” and said it was withdrawing the officials expelled by the Canadian government.
Earlier on Monday, the Royal Canada Mounted Police (RCMP) took the unusual step of publicly disclosing details of multiple investigations into the involvement of Indian government agents alleged to have taken part in “serious criminal activity” in Canada.
RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, left, and Assistant Commissioner Brigitte Gauvin take part in a news conference at RCMP National Headquarters in Ottawa on Oct. 14, 2024.
Earlier this year, Canada charged several Indian nationals with the alleged murder of Nijjar, a Canadian citizen.
Persons:
”, Mélanie Joly, Stewart Ross Wheeler, Sanjay Kumar Verma, ” Joly, “, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Mike Duheme, Duheme, Brigitte Gauvin, Justin Tang, ” Duheme, Nijjar, Trudeau, Weeks, Gurpatwant Singh, Nikhil Gupta, Pannun
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Canada, India, Ottawa, Canadian, Surrey, British Columbia, India’s Punjab, United States