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RCMP Says No Evidence Links India to Nijjar Killing
Canadian and U.S. investigators say the case is tied to organized crime, while 37 defendants face charges in a wider transnational probe.
- Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar are charged with ordering the 2023 assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, Canada, with Bishnoi directing the killing from an Indian prison cell.
- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and U.S. authorities disrupted operations of Indian-based criminal organizations involved in narcotics, extortion, and violent crimes including Nijjar's murder.
- The U.S. indictment makes no allegation of Indian government involvement in Nijjar's killing, despite Canadian claims that have led to diplomatic tensions.
- Several Indian nationals have been charged with Nijjar's murder in Canada, and the case is pending in British Columbia's Supreme Court with ongoing investigations into possible government links.
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No Evidence Linking Indian Officials To Nijjar Killing: Canada
Under a coordinated hunt named 'Operation Hardball', the law enforcement agencies of the US, Canada and Europe arrested 24 people for their alleged links to three organised crime groups, including the Bishnoi gang.
·New Delhi, India
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