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1 of 3 | Federal constabulary successful Canada person arrested Kamalpreet Singh and 2 different Indian nationals accused of an world assassination of a salient Sikh separatist leader past June, and are not ruling retired “connections to nan authorities of India." Photo courtesy of nan Integrated Homicide Investigation Team
May 4 (UPI) -- Federal constabulary successful Canada person arrested 3 Indian nationals accused of nan assassination of a salient Sikh separatist leader past twelvemonth and are not ruling retired "connections to nan authorities of India."
The 3 men were arrested successful Edmonton, Alberta, by local, provincial and national constabulary and are being transported to British Columbia wherever they look first-degree execution charges successful nan 2023 slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, nan Royal Canadian Mounted Police told reporters Friday.
Nijjar, a Canadian national and salient Khalistan separatist leader, was gunned down successful Surrey, British Columbia, June 18 successful a engaged parking batch extracurricular a Sikh temple successful wide daylight.
Last September, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his authorities had shared intelligence pinch its friends showing India was down nan slaying of nan Sikh separatist connected Canadian soil.
The 45-year-old's assassination was captured connected camera and constabulary quickly circulated images of nan mask-wearing suspects and a conveyance of interest.
India vehemently denied immoderate relationship to nan murder, calling claims "absurd."
Trudeau astatine nan clip declined to elaborate connected nan evidence, contempt repeated pleas from chap politicians.
Indian officials were seeking Nijjar's extradition complete what it called terrorism-related charges. The claims were wide dismissed by nan world organization arsenic fraudulent.
Senior officials pinch nan RCMP connected Friday did not supply a motive aliases item immoderate grounds they've collected truthful far, saying nan investigation into nan execution is still progressive and ongoing.
"I will opportunity this matter is still very overmuch nether progressive investigation. I will underscore that today's announcements are not a complete relationship of nan investigative activity presently underway," said RCMP Asst. Commissioner Dave Teboul.
"There are abstracted and chopped investigations ongoing into these matters, surely not constricted to nan group arrested today. These efforts see investigating connections to nan authorities of India."
Karan Brar, 22, Kamalpreet Singh, 22, and Karanpreet Singh, 28, were arrested Friday greeting without incident successful Edmonton wherever nan 3 men were living connected a imperishable basis.
The 3 men each initially arrived successful Canada connected student visas but person links to gangs successful British Columbia and internationally, nan Vancouver Sun reported, citing confidential sources.
All are expected to make their first tribunal quality Monday.
Police are now seeking immoderate accusation successful narration to nan trio's beingness successful Surrey during and starring up to nan clip of nan slaying.
"This investigation does not extremity here. We are alert that others whitethorn person played a domiciled successful this homicide," added RCMP Supt. Mandeep Mooker, nan serviceman successful complaint of British Columbia's multi-agency Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. "We stay dedicated to uncovering and arresting each 1 of these individuals."
In November, an Indian nationalist pinch connections to authorities information services was charged by the U.S. Justice Department pinch trying to assassinate a U.S. national surviving successful New York City.
It's not known if nan 2 land are related.
