Canadian police arrest 3 in killing of Sikh separatist leader that sparked diplomatic spat w/ India

"Canadian police charged three people on Friday with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the province of British Columbia in June 2023, Canadian media said, citing court documents. Nijjar, 45, was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, a Vancouver suburb with a large Sikh population. The news broke days after the White House expressed concern about the reported role of the Indian intelligence service in assassination plots in Canada and the United States. The presence of Sikh separatist groups in Canada has long frustrated New . Nijjar was labeled a “terrorist” by India. New rejected Trudeau’s claim as “absurd.”"