Canada, which expelled six Indian diplomats over allegations they were involved in a plot against Sikh separatists, denied it had evidence Prime Minister Narendra Modi was linked to violence on Canadian soil.

Earlier, a bombshell report by Canadian media outlet Globe and Mail claimed that Canadian security agencies believed PM Modi was aware of the violent plots and added that Jaishankar and Indian National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval were also kept in loop.

Canada has officially denied it has any evidence to link PM Modi, foreign minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval with the murder of pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, distancing itself from a Canadian media report earlier this week that quoted an anonymous security official to suggest that all three shared culpability for

Canadian media outlet The Globe and Mail, citing unnamed officials, had reported that Canadian and American intelligence agencies had found links to Indian Home Minister Amit Shah to the killing of Nijjar in June 2023.

The Justin Trudeau government on Friday denied linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, external affairs minister S Jaishankar and national security advisor Ajit Doval to criminal activities within Canada.