Canada denies report linking Modi, Jaishankar, Doval to separatist Nijjar’s murder

Canada on Thursday clarified it has not stated nor is it aware of any evidence linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, external affairs minister S Jaishankar, or National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to the “serious criminal activity” within the North American country.

Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead outside a gurdwara in June 2023. (Sourced)

“Any suggestion to the contrary is both speculative and inaccurate,” said Nathalie G Drouin, the national security and intelligence advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a statement.

The statement said on October 14, because of a significant and ongoing threat to public safety, Canadian national police service or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and officials took the extraordinary step of making public accusations of serious criminal activity in Canada perpetrated by agents of the Government of India.