Will have to wait for...: India's foreign minister S Jaishankar reacts to arrests in Nijjar murder case
File photo of Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar
Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reacted to Canada's information that it arrested three Indians for the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year. Nijjar, 45, was shot dead in June in Surrey. On Friday, the Canadian Police arrested and chargedthree Indian men with Nijjar's murder.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police named the three menasKaranpreet Singh, 28, Kamalpreet Singh, 22, and Karan Brar, 22. They face charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy.
Jaishankar reacts
Reacting tothe developments, Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar said he had seen the news of the arrests and addedthat the suspects"apparently are Indians of somekind ofgang background... we'll have to wait for the police to tell us."
"But, as I said, one of our concernswhichwe have been tellingthemis that, you know, they have allowed organised crime from India, specifically from Punjab, to operate in Canada," . the minister said.
Canadian police said they had worked with USlaw enforcementagencies,without giving additionaldetails,and suggested more detentions might be coming.
India requests 'specific and relevant'evidence
Earlier, the Indian government termedpreliminary investigation findings in the Nijjar killing case as an internal matter of Canada while restating its request for "specific and relevant evidence" regarding any alleged involvement of New Delhi.
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"I understand that the arrests havebeen madeas a result ofinvestigations conducted by the relevant Canadian law enforcement agencies. This issue is internal to Canadaandthereforewe have no comments to offer in this regard," said Sanjay KumarVerma, Indian High Commissioner to Canada.
Verma added that he had been informed about thearrests,and hoped to "get regular updates from the concerned Canadian authorities regarding the arrested Indian nationals."
(With inputs from agencies)