New Delhi

Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Monday (May 13) reacted to the arrest of the fourth alleged Indian national in Canada in connection with the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

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Jaishankar said the Canadian authorities have not shared any data with India that is relevant enough to be investigated by New Delhi. Amandeep Singh, 22, a resident of Brampton,  Surrey was arrested in Canada last week and charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. As per reports, he is believed to be one of the two gunmen who opened fire on Nijjar on June 18 last year.

"I also read that another arrest has been made...We have long maintained that if any event or violence in Canada has any evidence or information that is relevant to be investigated in India, we are open to investigating it. To date, we have never received anything specific or worthy of being investigated by our investigative agencies...," Jaishankar said.

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Earlier, the top Indian diplomat had suggested that Nijjar’s killing was a result of internal gang politics in Canada and had nothing to do with India.

In early May, investigators from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) had arrested three Indian nationals in connection with the case.

Karan Brar (22), Kamalpreet Singh (22) and 28-year-old Karanpreet Singh were detained by authorities. All three were living in Edmonton and have been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

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The ties between India and Canada have deteriorated following allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last year that Indian agents were behind the killing of Nijjar, a designated terrorist by New Delhi.

India, on the other hand, has dismissed charges and called them "absurd" and “motivated”.

India has, on several occasions, claimed that Canada has not furnished any relevant detail or information suggesting the alleged involvement of ‘Indian agents’ in the murder case.

(With inputs from agencies)