Nijjar killing row: ‘US provided more specific information than Canada’, says Indian envoy
Sanjay Kumar Verma, India's High Commissioner to Canada, stated that the Indian government is collaborating with an American inquiry related to an alleged foiled assassination attempt, rather than Canada's investigation into the June killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia due disparities in the information shared between the two nations during their respective investigations. Speaking to CTV's Question Period host Vassy Kapelos, Sanjay Kumar Verma said that his understanding is that US authorities have shared more specific information regarding the investigation with India than Canada has and that he stressed is likely the differentiating factor in the level of India's cooperation in both cases.
Also Read: Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma urges Canada for evidence of allegations against India in Nijjar case A recent report by the UK-based Financial Times reported that the United States prevented an alleged plan to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a terrorist designated by India, on American soil. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Financial Times indicated that the US had communicated its concerns about the purported plot to kill Pannun to Indian authorities.
Also Read: Who is Gurpatwant Singh Pannun? Know more about Sikh separatist leader at the center of ‘assassination bid’ in US Earlier in September, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made allegations regarding India's involvement in Nijjar's killing. India has rejected the allegations and called them “absurd" and politically motivated." Verma said India was "absolutely" and "decidedly" not involved in the homicide, terming it a “motivated and absurd allegation." The allegations caused diplomatic
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