<\/p>\nListen to this article<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>5 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<\/button>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Sikh community advocates in Canada are raising alarm over a newspaper report alleging that Indian consular officials in Vancouver were involved in the 2023 killing of a prominent Canadian Sikh separatist activist.<\/p>\n<p>The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) said on Monday that it was \u201cdeeply disturbed\u201d by the article in The Globe and Mail, which said Indian consular staff \u201csupplied information to assist in the assassination\u201d of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Quoting two unnamed sources in law enforcement and national security, the newspaper said a visa officer at the Indian consulate in Vancouver \u2013 believed to also be an officer with India\u2019s external intelligence agency (RAW) \u2013 used his position \u201cto gather information\u201d about Nijjar.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the information was given to another RAW officer in New Delhi, who communicated with a criminal group known as the Bishnoi gang, which has been accused of a series of crimes in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The sources told the Globe that \u201ca Canada-based member of the gang then helped arrange the killing\u201d of Nijjar, who was fatally shot outside a Sikh gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, in June 2023.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s Ministry of External Affairs and consulate in Toronto did not immediately respond to Al Jazeera\u2019s requests for comment on Monday about the Globe and Mail report.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the allegations in the report, Periasamy Kumaran, a secretary in the Indian External Affairs Ministry, told reporters that India \u201ccategorically rejects allegations of involvement in transnational violence or organised crime\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese claims are baseless, politically motivated and unsupported by credible evidence despite repeated requests,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"grave-attack\">\u2018Grave attack\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThis is a grave attack on Canadian sovereignty and the safety of Sikh Canadians,\u201d the WSO said in a statement shared on social media about the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The group urged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to ensure the investigation into Nijjar\u2019s killing \u201cextends beyond the gunmen to those who directed\u201d the killing, \u201cincluding officials in the Government of India\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4355034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4355034\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4355034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-02T053022Z_988298992_RC25WJAKTL58_RTRMADP_3_INDIA-CANADA-1772447810.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C512&quality=80\" alt=\"India Canada\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4355034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carney, left, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on March 2, 2026 [Adnan Abidi\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The call was made as Carney on Monday concluded a\u00a0trip to India, part of his push to diversify Canada\u2019s trading partners in the face of United States President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs and other threats.<\/p>\n<p>The visit, which saw the Canadian prime minister meet with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, drew widespread criticism from Sikh activists in Canada, who have accused Carney of setting aside human rights in favour of trade.<\/p>\n<p>Nijjar\u2019s case also jumped back into the headlines after a senior Canadian government official told reporters before Carney\u2019s <span style=\"font-size:22px\">India trip that Ottawa believed New Delhi was no longer involved in violent crimes in Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe statement \u2026 does not reflect the reality being experienced by members of the Sikh community across Canada,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldsikh.org\/wso_rejects_government_official_s_claim_that_india_is_no_longer_linked_to_violent_crimes_in_canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the WSO said<\/a> last week, noting that another Sikh separatist activist in Canada and a former associate of Nijjar\u2019s was warned of threats against his life last month.<\/p>\n<p>Nijjar, who served as president of the Sikh gurdwara where he was killed, was a prominent leader in the Khalistan movement, which advocates for a sovereign Sikh state in India\u2019s Punjab region.<\/p>\n<p>A few months after his fatal shooting, then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government was investigating \u201ccredible allegations of a potential link\u201d between India and Nijjar\u2019s killing, spurring a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>India has vehemently denied any involvement in the killing of Nijjar, who had been designated by New Delhi as being \u201cinvolved in terrorism\u201d, or in other alleged threats against prominent Khalistan supporters in Canada.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:22px\">It also has accused Ottawa of not doing enough to deter the Khalistan movement, which it views as a threat to its national security.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"canada-rebuffs-questions\">Canada rebuffs questions<\/h2>\n<p>But that hasn\u2019t dampened concerns about Indian government interference in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s federal police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), <a href=\"https:\/\/rcmp.ca\/en\/news\/2024\/10\/rcmp-statement-violent-criminal-activity-occurring-canada-connections-agents-government-india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in 2024<\/a> that it was investigating \u201cthe involvement of agents of the Government of India in serious criminal activity in Canada\u201d, including extortion and homicides.<\/p>\n<p>The RCMP said there had been \u201cwell over a dozen credible and imminent threats to life\u201d against members of the pro-Khalistan movement in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about The Globe and Mail report, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand told reporters that Canada and India would \u201ccontinue to collaborate on national security and law enforcement\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve outlawed or listed the Bishnoi gang [as a \u2018terrorist\u2019 group]. \u2026 We have a number of pieces of legislation, including on extortion. We are going to continue to ensure that we are addressing all instances of foreign interference and transnational repression,\u201d she said in New Delhi.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4355800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4355800\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4355800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/getty_69a5a003b5-1772462083.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80\" alt=\"BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - DECEMBER 03: Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, speaks to the press as she arrives at NATO headquarters for a NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers' meeting on December 03, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. As part of the agenda for Wednesday's meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the allies will hold a working lunch of the NATO-Ukraine Council. The meeting comes amid talks taking place in Moscow between a US envoy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, over the terms of a US-proposed peace deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine. (Photo by Omar Havana\/Getty Images)\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4355800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foreign Minister Anita Anand says Canada will \u2018collaborate on national security and law enforcement\u2019 with India [File: Omar Havana\/Getty Images]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Anand refused to comment directly on any of the allegations linked to Nijjar\u2019s case, citing the continued criminal case against the suspects accused of killing the activist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I\u2019ve said, there is an active investigation that is ongoing and it would be irresponsible for me to comment, to probe, to discuss any matter that is the subject of an ongoing investigation,\u201d Anand said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article\u00a0|\u00a05 mins info Sikh community advocates in Canada are raising alarm over a newspaper report alleging that Indian consular officials in Vancouver were involved in the 2023 killing of a prominent Canadian Sikh separatist activist. 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