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New Delhi, May 13 (Reporter) Even as Canadian authorities announced the arrest of a fourth person in the killing of separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that till date India has not received anything from Canada that is “specific or worthy of being investigated” in the matter.
Answering questions at an event in Mumbai, the EAM said that he has also read that another arrest has been made in Canada with regard to the killing of Nijjar.
“I also read that another arrest has been made; if that person is an Indian national, then usually by consular practice you inform the government or the embassy of the country of origin.
“But beyond that, we have long maintained that if any event in Canada, any violence in Canada, has any evidence or information which is relevant to be investigated in India, we are open to investigating it; but to date, we have never received anything which is specific and worthy of being pursued by our investigative agencies, and I am not aware if anything has changed in the last few days in that regard.”
His comments came as authorities in Canada said they have arrested a fourth Indian national in connection with the killing of Nijjar. 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.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested Singh on May 11 for his role in the killing of Nijjar.
Earlier, the Canadian authorities announced the arrest of three Indian nationals -- Karan Brar (22), Kamalpreet Singh (22) and 28-year-old Karanpreet Singh -- for the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18, 2023...////...