This response follows a report by The Globe and Mail, a Canadian publication, attempting to link Nijjar’s death to the Indian government. Nijjar, designated a terrorist by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA), was killed outside a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18 last year.

The Canadian government has dismissed a report linking PM Modi to the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar as speculative and inaccurate, clarifying that it has no evidence supporting such claims,

Diplomatic tensions continue to simmer between India and Canada over the Khalistani terrorist’s murder. In the recent event, Canada-based Globe and Mail attempted to worsen the already strained ties.

OTTAWA: Canadian security agencies believe that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia, along with other violent plots,

Canada has denied media reports suggesting that it sought to link Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval with the killing of ‘Khalistan’ supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Canada denies reports linking Indian officials to criminal activity. India had refuted allegations of involvement in the death of a Khalistani terrorist. India and Canada relations are strained due to concerns over extremism and anti-India activities.

Amid the ongoing India-Canada tensions over Khalistani issue, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has strongly dismmissed a report in Canadian media which claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi already knew about the alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

India has firmly rejected Canadian media claims linking it with the death of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Ministry of External Affairs labeled such narratives as damaging to diplomatic relations.

India on Wednesday strongly rejected Canadian media reports alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of a plot to kill pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, calling the claims "ludicrous" and urging their dismissal with the "contempt they deserve.

Ottawa says it has evidence linking Indian government agents to the 2023 murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. This week, the Globe and Mail newspaper said Canadian security agencies believed Modi knew about the violent plots and said Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and national security adviser Ajit Doval were also in the loop.