India has expelled a Canadian diplomat amid an escalating row over the killing of Sikh chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
It comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned there have been “credible allegations” that the Indian authorities was behind the assassination of Mr Nijjar in Canada earlier this 12 months.
Mr Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was shot {dead} outdoors a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia, on 18 June.
He had been a distinguished supporter of the Khalistani separatist motion, which desires to ascertain an unbiased homeland for Sikhs in India, the place they’re a minority.
Canada’s international ministry additionally introduced it had expelled a prime Indian diplomat.
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