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Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, the diplomat said New Delhi is open to an investigation if Ottawa has any evidence or information related to any violence which is relevant to be probed in India.
By: Shubham Ghosh
INDIA has not received anything which is specific and worthy of being pursued by its probe agencies, its external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Monday (13) said over a fourth arrest made by Canadian authorities in relation to the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
He said New Delhi is open to an investigation if Ottawa has any evidence or information related to any violence which is relevant to be probed in India.
“We have never received anything which is specific and worthy of being pursued by our investigative agencies and I am not aware that anything has changed in the last few days in that regard,” the minister said in response to a question during a press conference in Mumbai.
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As a consular practice, it is informed to the government or the embassy of the country of origin when arrests of foreign nationals are made, Jaishankar said.
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Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was killed outside Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18 last year.
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A fourth Indian national has been arrested by Canadian authorities in connection with the killing of Nijjar, a week after police arrested three Indians linked with the high-profile case that has severely strained India’s relations with Canada.
Amandeep Singh, 22, a resident of Brampton, Surrey, and Abbotsford areas of Canada, has been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, as per officials.
(With PTI inputs)
