Canadian Police Say No Evidence Links Indian Government to Nijjar Killing

A senior official with Canada's national police said investigators have found no evidence linking the Indian government to the 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist figure shot dead in British Columbia. The remarks directly contradict the public allegations made at the time by then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose claims of Indian state involvement severely damaged relations between the two countries.

New Delhi consistently rejected Trudeau's accusations as unsupported, and the diplomatic breakdown that followed led both governments to expel senior diplomats. The police statement now removes a central part of the original allegation, at least as a matter of proven evidence, though the underlying criminal case continues.

The reversal reopens the question of how the dispute escalated so far on a claim that investigators say they cannot substantiate. For India, the statement is a vindication of its long-standing position.