4 people allegedly accused within the homicide of NIA-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar seem like now not in custody, in accordance with the doc launched by the Justice Division of British Columbia.
The case paperwork point out ‘N’ for the custody standing. The 4 males recognized as Karan Brar (22), Karan Singh (28), Amandeep Singh (22), Kamalpreet Singh (22), and Karanpreet Singh have been charged by Canadian police with the homicide of Nijjar and conspiracy to commit homicide.
Three accused together with Brar, Karanpreet and Kamalpreet have been all taken into custody in Edmonton on Could 3, whereas, the fourth one Amandeep was already within the custody of Peel Regional Police in Ontario for unrelated firearms expenses and was additionally arrested for the stated crime on Could 11.
In keeping with the Built-in Murder Investigation Crew (IHIT) in British Columbia, the suspects are charged with homicide and conspiracy. Nevertheless, police haven’t supplied any proof of a hyperlink to India, opposite to hypothesis within the Canadian media.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was designated a terrorist by India’s Nationwide Investigation Company in 2020, was shot and killed as he got here out of a Gurdwara in Surrey in June 2023.
A video of Nijjar’s killing, which reportedly emerged in March 2024, reveals him being shot by armed males in what has been described as a “contract killing.”
Through the arrest of the suspects, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs emphasised that Canada had not supplied any “particular” proof or related data relating to the Hardeep Singh Nijjar case. Moreover, no “formal communication” had been made to India regarding the arrests of three Indians allegedly concerned. India has rejected the accusations, calling them “absurd” and “motivated.”
Tensions between India and Canada have escalated after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Indian authorities brokers of being concerned in Nijjar’s killing.
(With ANI inputs)
