India using gang to target citizens: Canada

The Canadian police accused Indian diplomats in Canada for using Lawrence Bishnoi gang for involvement in homicides, extortions and other criminal acts of violence in the country.

Moreover, according to The Wire, Canada has requested to waive immunity for six Indian diplomats to question about the aforementioned allegations.

However, India rejected the demand.

According to the publication, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah was allegedly involved in authorizing such gatherings and attacks.

The police went public with its allegations after relations between India and Canada reached their lowest point.

Both countries expelled six diplomats, including their top envoys, in a day of fast-moving developments.

On Monday, Canada sent a formal diplomatic communication to India intimating it that six Indian diplomats.

The list of diplomats includes the Indian high commissioner.

It asked Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigators be allowed to question them.

India described the Canadian charge as “preposterous”.

A few hours later, the Canadian government declared the six diplomats persona non grata, prompting the Ministry of External Affairs to say the diplomats were being recalled for their own safety.

The Indian foreign ministry subsequently announced the expulsion of six Canadian diplomats from India.

Moreover, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also released a statement on the expulsion.

“As the Commissioner of the RCMP, Mike Duheme, stated earlier today, the RCMP has clear and compelling evidence that agents of the Government of India have engaged in, and continue to engage in, activities that pose a significant threat to public safety,” he said. “This is unacceptable.”

Mr Trudeau added that Canada “will never tolerate the involvement of a foreign government in threatening and killing Canadian citizens on Canadian soil — a deeply unacceptable violation of Canada’s sovereignty and of international law.”