TORONTO — Canadian police made the primary arrests Friday in the taking pictures demise of Sikh separatist chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar final yr exterior a gurdwara in British Columbia, authorities mentioned, and are persevering with to research allegations that the Indian authorities directed the brazen killing.
The three members of the alleged hit squad have been arrested in Edmonton, Alberta, on Friday morning and charged with first-degree homicide and conspiracy to commit homicide, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police mentioned throughout a day information convention. Each is an Indian citizen with non-permanent resident standing who has been dwelling in Canada from three to 5 years, police mentioned. They have been recognized as Karan Brar, 22; Kamalpreet Singh, 22; and Karanpreet Singh, 28.