NEW DELHI: India characterised as 'absurd and motivated' an accusation by Canada that it was involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, urging the country instead to ta
that it was involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, urging the country instead to take legal action against anti-Indian elements operating from its soil.
Nijjar, who was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in June, had been designated a"terrorist" by India in July 2020, following his support for a Sikh homeland in the form of an independent state of Khalistan. "We urge the government of Canada to take prompt and effective legal action against all anti-India elements operating from their soil," the ministry added in a statement.
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