Canada’s suspicion that operatives from India were responsible for the murder of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar may be based on eavesdropping conversations between Indian authorities there while getting information from another Western country.
The government “amassed both human and signals intelligence in a months-long investigation,” according to CBC News on Thursday.
Intelligence based on “communications involving Indian officials themselves, including Indian diplomats present in Canada” was said to be accessible, according to individuals in the Canadian government mentioned in the article.
Another member of the ‘Five Eyes’ coalition contributed some of the information. Other than Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia are included in this category.
Jody Thomas, Canada’s national security and intelligence adviser, visited India for five more days in September after spending four days there in August. Her second trip coincided with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to New Delhi for the G20 leaders’ conference.
It further said that Indian authorities did not dispute their role in the murder of Nijjar in private conversations.
At a press conference in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly earlier that day, Trudeau had reaffirmed his claim from the House of Commons on Monday that there were “credible allegations” pointing to a “potential link” between Indian government agents and the murder of Nijjar on June 18.
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“I can promise you that sharing these charges on the House of Commons floor was not a choice that was made quickly. The greatest seriousness was used, he stated.
He emphasized that he had discussed the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at their pull-aside meeting this month in New Delhi, which was held in conjunction with the G20 Leaders’ Summit. “I had a direct and frank conversation, with the Prime Minister, in which I shared my concerns in no uncertain terms,” he said.
He urged India once again “to take seriously this matter and to work with us to shed full transparency and ensure accountability and justice in this matter.” The charges have previously been roundly rejected as “absurd” by India.
