A man wanted for murder in India, who is also an alleged associate of a prominent Canadian Khalistan activist, has been arrested in Canada on gun charges.
Arshdeep Singh Gill, 28, was one of two men arrested in late October in Milton, Ontario, and charged with the illegal discharging of a firearm after showing up at a local hospital.
One of the two suspects was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound during an apparent shooting in the area, which local police are now investigating, according to a police statement.
The other suspect, Gurjant Singh, remains in custody pending a bail hearing that has yet to be scheduled.
According to a January 2023 Indian Ministry of Home Affairs notice, Gill is wanted on suspicion of murder, extortion, the smuggling of large quantities of drugs and weapons, and terror financing.
Ottawa has accused India of orchestrating Nijjar’s murder and linked a broader campaign targeting Canadian Sikh activists to the highest levels of India’s government.
India has dismissed the allegations, which have sent diplomatic relations into freefall, with both nations expelling the other’s ambassador and senior diplomats last month.
Canada is home to the largest Sikh community outside of India, and includes activists for “Khalistan,” a fringe separatist movement seeking an independent state for the religious minority carved out of Indian territory.
Any support for the Khalistan movement within India today, which dates back to the country’s 1947 independence, faces a swift crackdown
