B.C. police to give update on killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar

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Homicide police in British Columbia say they will be providing a “significant update” on the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, amid reports that arrests have been made in the case.

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police"E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckSURREY, B.C. -

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he has been informed about the update by the RCMP in the case that triggered allegations by Ottawa of Indian government involvement in the killing last year.The CBC has reported that alleged members of a hit squad were arrested and that investigators are looking into possible links with three other killings.

Nijjar, who had campaigned for a separate Sikh homeland in India, was gunned down in his vehicle outside his gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., last June. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in the House of Commons in September that there was credible intelligence linking the killing to the Indian government, touching off a diplomatic row that resulted in India suspending the issuing of visas to Canadians for two months.It's the biggest election in history. Here's why few Indians in Canada will take partU.S.

 

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