“I perceive that the arrests have been made on account of investigations performed by the related Canadian legislation enforcement businesses. This situation is inner to Canada and due to this fact we’ve got no feedback to supply on this regard,” Verma added.
The trio, all Indian nationals, had been arrested within the metropolis of Edmonton in Alberta on Friday, police stated.
Nijjar, 45, was shot useless in June exterior a Sikh temple in Surrey, a Vancouver suburb with a big Sikh inhabitants. A number of months later, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cited credible allegations of Indian authorities involvement, prompting a diplomatic disaster with New Delhi.
Nijjar was a Canadian citizen campaigning for the creation of Khalistan, an unbiased Sikh homeland carved out of India. The presence of Sikh separatist teams in Canada has lengthy pissed off New Delhi, which had labelled Nijjar a “terrorist”.
Canadian police stated they’d labored with US legislation enforcement businesses, with out giving further particulars, and recommended extra detentions could be coming.
