Earlier this week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau He mentioned his authorities solely had “intelligence” and no “probative proof” of hyperlinks between Indian authorities officers and the homicide of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Nijjar. The “intelligence” Trudeau talks about may very well be associated to the US indictment of former Indian intelligence officerrecognized as CC-1, within the failed plot to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
On Thursday, US prosecutors named Vikash Yadav because the official behind the foiled homicide plot and charged him with “homicide for rent and cash laundering”. The costs have been a part of a second indictment that was unsealed in a New York court docket. Yadav’s alleged confederate, Nikhil Gupta, had already been charged and extradited to america.
In keeping with a US indictment, which has not but been made public, investigators have claimed to have found direct hyperlinks between the defendants within the Pannun case and the Nijjar homicide.
The prosecution allegedly mentions that hours after Nijjar was shot lifeless in his automobile on June 18 exterior the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple in Surrey, ‘CC1’ (Vikash Yadav) shared a real-time video exhibiting the terrorist’s physique Khalistani with Nikhil Gupta. Nevertheless, it’s not identified who recorded and despatched the video to Yadav.
The US mentioned Yadav was a former Analysis and Evaluation Wing (RAW) officer and used “Amanat” as an alias when speaking along with his confederate to facilitate the assassination plot. Whereas releasing his images, the FBI mentioned his birthplace was Pranpura in Haryana.
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) mentioned the individual named within the US indictment over the failed Pannun assassination plot was now not employed by the Indian authorities.
Each Canada and america are a part of the 5 Eyes intelligence alliance, which additionally contains the UK, Australia and New Zealand. This info from the Nijjar video shared by Yadav is more likely to be the “intelligence” Canada talks about whereas accusing Indian brokers of allegedly being concerned within the terrorist’s homicide.
Nevertheless, Canada has not offered any concrete proof to India about its allegations.
The event comes at a time when stress in ties between India and Canada has soared dramatically after the Canadian authorities alleged that Indian diplomats have been “individuals of curiosity” within the investigation into Nijjar’s homicide. India responded by recalling these diplomats and expelling six Canadian diplomats from the nation.
