This picture courtesy of the Built-in Murder Investigation Group (IHIT) exhibits a reserving {photograph} of Amandeep Singh, 22, the fourth Indian citizen charged with the homicide of Sikh chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar. | Picture credit score: AFP
Canadian authorities on Might 12 arrested a fourth Indian nationwide for his position within the assassination of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in response to an official assertion.
Twenty-two-year-old Amardeep Singh, a resident of the Brampton, Surrey and Abbotsford areas of Canada, has been charged with first-degree homicide and conspiracy to commit homicide.
The Built-in Murder Investigation Group (IHIT) mentioned Singh was arrested on Might 11 for his position within the homicide of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. He was already within the custody of Peel Regional Police on unrelated firearms fees, in response to the official assertion.
“This arrest exhibits the character of our ongoing investigation to carry accountable those that performed a job within the homicide of Hardeep Singh Nijjar,” mentioned Superintendent Mandeep Mooker, IHIT officer-in-charge.
Nijjar, 45, was murdered exterior the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18, 2023.
IHIT investigators on Might 3 arrested three Indian nationals: Karan Brar (22), Kamalpreet Singh (22) and Karanpreet Singh, 28, for the homicide of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
All three people are Indian residents dwelling in Edmonton and have been charged with first-degree homicide and conspiracy to commit homicide.