{"id":115516,"date":"2024-10-18T09:39:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T02:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115516"},"modified":"2024-10-18T09:39:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T02:39:48","slug":"justice-department-charges-former-indian-intelligence-official-in-assassination-plot-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115516","title":{"rendered":"Justice Department charges former Indian intelligence official in assassination plot : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-28839\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 5378;&#10;        --source-height: 3585;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5378x3585+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2F71%2F4a1719f64ec3b80d282f749fa7c2%2Fgettyimages-1131974626.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5378x3585+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2F71%2F4a1719f64ec3b80d282f749fa7c2%2Fgettyimages-1131974626.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5378x3585+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2F71%2F4a1719f64ec3b80d282f749fa7c2%2Fgettyimages-1131974626.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5378x3585+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2F71%2F4a1719f64ec3b80d282f749fa7c2%2Fgettyimages-1131974626.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5378x3585+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2F71%2F4a1719f64ec3b80d282f749fa7c2%2Fgettyimages-1131974626.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"The Department of Justice is pictured on March 22, 2019 in Washington, D.C.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5378x3585+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2F71%2F4a1719f64ec3b80d282f749fa7c2%2Fgettyimages-1131974626.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                The Department of Justice is pictured on March 22, 2019 in Washington, D.C.  The DOJ has charged a former Indian intelligence official for allegedly orchestrating a foiled plot to assassinate an American citizen who is a leader in the push for an independent Sikh homeland.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Drew Angerer\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Drew Angerer\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A former Indian intelligence official is facing federal charges in the U.S. for allegedly orchestrating a foiled plot to assassinate an American citizen in New York City who is a leader in the movement pushing for an independent Sikh homeland.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment against Vikash Yadav, unsealed in federal court in Manhattan on Thursday, points to a direct link between the Indian government and what prosecutors say was a murder-for-hire scheme on American soil.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department first announced charges in the case last year, indicting an Indian national and alleged drug and weapons trafficker, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/11\/29\/1215835525\/sikh-assassination-plot-charges-india\">Nikhil Gupta<\/a>. That indictment also referred to an unnamed Indian government official whom prosecutors said directed the scheme.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-28835-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1215835525\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/11\/29\/1215835525\/sikh-assassination-plot-charges-india\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/29\\\/1215835525\\\/sikh-assassination-plot-charges-india&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/11\/29\/ap23326620520507_sq-a04adac51ffaf38462025226f99252735bca28c7.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/11\/29\/ap23326620520507_sq-a04adac51ffaf38462025226f99252735bca28c7.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/11\/29\/ap23326620520507_sq-a04adac51ffaf38462025226f99252735bca28c7.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/11\/29\/ap23326620520507_sq-a04adac51ffaf38462025226f99252735bca28c7.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/11\/29\/ap23326620520507_sq-a04adac51ffaf38462025226f99252735bca28c7.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/11\/29\/ap23326620520507_sq-a04adac51ffaf38462025226f99252735bca28c7.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/11\/29\/ap23326620520507_sq-a04adac51ffaf38462025226f99252735bca28c7.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/11\/29\/ap23326620520507_sq-a04adac51ffaf38462025226f99252735bca28c7.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"U.S. charges Indian national in alleged assassination plot of Sikh separatist in NYC\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-28835-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>The new indictment unsealed Thursday identifies that official as Yadav and makes him a co-defendant in the case. Yadav and Gupta each face charges of murder-for-hire conspiracy, murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>Gupta was arrested last year in the Czech Republic and extradited to the U.S. He has pleaded not guilty. Yadav, meanwhile, remains at large, according to the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Justice Department will be relentless in holding accountable any person \u2014 regardless of their position or proximity to power \u2014 who seeks to harm and silence American citizens,\u201d Attorney General Merrick B. Garland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-charges-against-indian-government-employee-connection-foiled\">said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">The alleged target<\/h3>\n<p>The target of the alleged plot was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen, lawyer and political activist. He is the general counsel of Sikhs for Justice and an advocate for the creation of a Sikh state carved out from northern India.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-28840\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 4032;&#10;        --source-height: 2688;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2688+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F84%2F95abdc8c47348823d52aaf9f6dbd%2Fap23334168901785.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is pictured in his office on Nov. 29, 2023, in New York. Federal prosecutors say a former Indian intelligence official directed a plot to assassinate Pannun in New York City after he advocated for a sovereign state for Sikhs.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is pictured in his office on Nov. 29, 2023, in New York. Federal prosecutors say a former Indian intelligence official directed a plot to assassinate Pannun in New York City after he advocated for a sovereign state for Sikhs.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Ted Shaffrey\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Ted Shaffrey\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pannun welcomed the indictment against Yadav, saying the \u201cU.S. government has reassured its commitment to fundamental constitutional duty to protect the life, liberty and freedom of expression of the U.S. citizen at home and abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attempt on my life on American soil is the blatant case of India\u2019s transnational terrorism which has become a challenge to America\u2019s sovereignty and threat to freedom of speech and democracy,\u201d Pannun said in a statement.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Another Sikh separatist leader was gunned down in Canada<\/h3>\n<p>At the same time that the plot against Pannun was allegedly in motion, another Sikh separatist leader and close associate of Pannun, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was gunned down in Canada.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-28835-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1200569975\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/09\/20\/1200569975\/canada-india-sikh-hardeep-singh-nijjar\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/20\\\/1200569975\\\/canada-india-sikh-hardeep-singh-nijjar&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/09\/20\/gettyimages-1676300310_sq-6b84dca84983add00a810c7ebed1470a567eed6c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/09\/20\/gettyimages-1676300310_sq-6b84dca84983add00a810c7ebed1470a567eed6c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/09\/20\/gettyimages-1676300310_sq-6b84dca84983add00a810c7ebed1470a567eed6c.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/09\/20\/gettyimages-1676300310_sq-6b84dca84983add00a810c7ebed1470a567eed6c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/09\/20\/gettyimages-1676300310_sq-6b84dca84983add00a810c7ebed1470a567eed6c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/09\/20\/gettyimages-1676300310_sq-6b84dca84983add00a810c7ebed1470a567eed6c.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/09\/20\/gettyimages-1676300310_sq-6b84dca84983add00a810c7ebed1470a567eed6c.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/09\/20\/gettyimages-1676300310_sq-6b84dca84983add00a810c7ebed1470a567eed6c.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"What to know about the tensions between Canada and India over the killing of a Sikh\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-28835-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Canadian authorities have arrested four Indian nationals in connection with Nijjar\u2019s murder. This week, Canada said that India\u2019s top diplomat in the country and five other Indian diplomats were persons of interest in the investigation. Canada expelled all six of the Indian diplomats.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian authorities also said they had found evidence that Indian diplomats have been involved in a campaign against Canadian citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will never tolerate the involvement of a foreign government threatening and killing Canadian citizens on Canadian soil,\u201d Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.<\/p>\n<p>India has rejected the accusations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-28841\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 4500;&#10;        --source-height: 3000;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4500x3000+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2F5c%2F49bf7d3f47379c2284f46d5f054a%2Fgettyimages-2177726619.jpg 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Justin Trudeau with Foreign Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly (right) and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc speaks during a press conference on October 14 in Ottawa, after Canada expelled six top Indian diplomats.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Dave Chan\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Dave Chan\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-28835-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImageg-s1-28245\" 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data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2666x2666+667+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F4a%2F1d83404a41048393b391093df5d4%2Fap24288755651266.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference on the investigative efforts related to violent criminal activity occurring in Canada with connections to India in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-28835-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Nijjar\u2019s assassination and the alleged plot against Pannun has raised questions about India\u2019s actions abroad, and complicated the U.S. relationship with India. 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