A fourth suspect was arrested and charged in the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijhar, committed last year, Canadian police said today, quoted by Reuters and BTA.
Earlier this month, Canadian police arrested and charged three Indian nationals in the Alberta city of Edmonton, saying they were investigating whether the three men had ties to the Indian government.
Police announced today that 22-year-old Amandeep Singh has been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to murder Hardeep Singh Nijar.
Forty-five-year-old Nijar was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in the western Canadian city of Surrey, home to a large Sikh diaspora. Shortly after, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had credible information about the Indian government's involvement in the murder, which sparked a diplomatic crisis between Ottawa and Delhi, Reuters recalls.