Canadian police arrest three suspects in slaying of Sikh separatist leader  - video Dailymotion

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00:00 Canadian police say they have arrested three Indian nationals for the killing of a Sikh

00:04 separatist last year in Vancouver.

00:06 The three men are accused of being the shooter, driver and lookout on the day Hardeep Singh

00:11 Nijjar was killed.

00:13 We arrested and charged three individuals for first degree murder and conspiracy to

00:19 commit murder in relation to Hardeep Nijjar's homicide.

00:24 This investigation does not end here.

00:26 We are aware that others may have played a role in this homicide and we remain dedicated

00:32 to finding and arresting each one of these individuals.

00:36 Nijjar became a Canadian citizen in 2015.

00:40 He advocated for a separate Sikh state known as Khalistan, carved out of India.

00:45 He was wanted by Indian authorities for alleged terrorism and conspiracy to commit murder.

00:50 He was shot dead last June in the car park of the Sikh temple he led in Vancouver.

00:56 The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced several months later that Canada

01:01 had credible allegations linking Indian intelligence to the killing.

01:08 An ensuing diplomatic crisis resulted in a series of tit-for-tat expulsions between the

01:13 two countries.

01:17 Canada is home to some 770,000 Sikhs, with a vocal minority calling for the creation

01:23 of an independent state of Khalistan.

Canadian police arrest three suspects in slaying of Sikh separatist leader

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