Canadian intelligence chief reportedly made two unannounced visits to India this year
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David Vigneault, Canada's intelligence agency chief, apparently paid two quiet visits to India in February and March, news agency PTI reported citing two people familiar with the matter.
The news agency said that the visits were to apprise Indian officials of the case relating to the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Nijjar was declared a terrorist by India. He was shot dead outside a gurdwara in British Columbia in Surrey on June 18 last year.
Diplomatic relations between India and Canada have been at their lowest after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to the killing of the Sikh separatist leader, saying that there were "credible allegations" that India was involved.
New Delhi rejected the claims, calling them absurd and motivated. India also accused the Canadian government of sheltering Khalistan terrorists who threaten India's sovereignty.
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Canada claimed that The Five Eyes, which is an intelligence-sharing organisation comprisingthe United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, provided the information. The intel led Trudeau to make these charges.
Now, the new agency said that Vigneault, the director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), is learnt to have shared information that emerged during Ottawa's investigation into the killing.
An official announcement is yet to come.
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PTI also reported that Vigneault's visits came weeks before Canada arrested three Indian nationals - Karanpreet Singh (28), Kamalpreet Singh (22) and Karan Brar (22). They were arrested on charges of alleged involvement in Nijjar's killing. Another Indian, identified as Amandeep Singh, was also arrested by the Canadian authorities.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been probing the murder. As quoted, a government of Canada official said: "We can confirm that the Director of CSIS, David Vigneault, has travelled to India but we do not comment on the nature or substance of closed-door meetings."
"With that said, since Canada became aware of the credible allegations, we have consistently provided all the information we can to India on the Nijjar case, through multiple channels," he said.
(With inputs from agencies)