Police in British Columbia say they have charged three Indian nationals with the killing of Sikh activist and gurdwara leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, last year. Here is a timeline related to the killing, which triggered a diplomatic dispute between sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and India.
2023
June 18 — Hardeep Singh Nijjar is shot dead outside the Guru Nanak Sikh temple in Surrey, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Sept. 1 — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ pauses trade negotiations with India
Sept. 10 — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a tense exchange on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi
Sept. 15 — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ postpones a planned October trade mission to India
Sept. 18 — Trudeau tells the House of Commons there is credible intelligence about a potential link between India’s government and the killing of Nijjar
Sept. 18 — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ expels a top Indian diplomat and a senior Canadian diplomat is expelled from India in return
Sept. 21 — India suspends visa service for Canadians
Oct. 19 — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ recalls 41 diplomats from India after the Indian government revokes their diplomatic immunity
Oct. 25 — India resumes some visa services for Canadians
Nov. 29 — An indictment is unsealed in New York alleging a murder-for-hire plot by an Indian national. The indictment alleges an Indian government employee directed the attempted assassination in the United States, and spoke about others, including Nijjar’s killing in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
2024
May 3 — Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh and Karanpreet Singh are arrested and charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in Nijjar’s death
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3, 2024.
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