Members of the hit squad are alleged to have played different roles as shooters, drivers and spotters on the day Nijjar was killed at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey in British Columbia, according to the sources. The men were arrested on Friday during police operations in at least two provinces, the report said. Sources said investigators identified the alleged hit squad members in
Canada
some months ago and have been keeping them under tight surveillance.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police are expected to announce the arrests and share details of their investigation later Friday, CTV News reported, quoting a senior govt source.
India had on Thursday rejected fresh comments by PM
Trudeau
on the killing of Nijjar and said the
remarks
once again illustrated the political space given in Canada to separatism, extremism, and violence. Trudeau had addressed a Khalsa Day event in Toronto Sunday attended by some pro-Khalistan supporters.
On the sidelines of the event, he told the media the killing of Nijjar created a “problem” and that he cannot ignore it, in an apparent reference to his earlier allegations of involvement of Indian agents in the assassination.
“PM Trudeau has made such remarks earlier as well. His remarks illustrate once again the political space that has been given in Canada to separatism, extremism, and violence,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in News Delhi at his weekly media at a briefing.
“This not only impacts India-Canada relations but also encourages a climate of violence and criminality in Canada to the detriment of its own citizens,” he added, when asked about Trudeau’s remarks.
India on Monday also summoned the Canadian deputy high commissioner and lodged a strong protest with him over the raising of ‘pro-Khalistan’ slogans at the event in the presence of Trudeau.
