TORONTO — Canada is investigating doable hyperlinks between the Indian authorities and the assassination of a Canadian citizen in Canada who was an activist on behalf of an impartial Sikh homeland in India, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned Monday.

Trudeau mentioned in Parliament that Canadian intelligence businesses have been trying into the allegations after Sikh chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a robust supporter of an impartial Sikh homeland often known as Khalistan, was gunned down on June 18 outdoors a Sikh cultural middle in Surrey, British Columbia.

Trudeau advised Parliament that he introduced up the slaying with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-20 final week, that he advised Modi that any Indian authorities involvement can be unacceptable and that he requested for cooperation in the investigation.

The Indian Embassy in Ottawa didn’t instantly reply cellphone calls from The Associated Press searching for remark.

“Over the past number of weeks Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar,” Trudeau mentioned.

Trudeau mentioned Canada has declared its deep considerations to the Indian authorities.

“Last week at the G-20 I brought them personally and directly to Prime Minister Modi in no uncertain terms,” Trudeau mentioned. “Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty.”

Trudeau mentioned his authorities has been working carefully and coordinating with Canada’s allies on the case.

“In the strongest possible terms I continue to urge the government of India to cooperate with Canada to get to the bottom of this matter,” he mentioned.

Trudeau mentioned he is aware of there are some members of the Indo-Canadian neighborhood who really feel indignant or frightened, and he known as for calm.

Opposition Conservative chief Pierre Poilievre mentioned if the allegations are true they signify ”an outrageous affront to our sovereignty.”

The Khalistan motion is banned in India, the place officers see it and affiliated teams as a nationwide safety menace. But the motion nonetheless has some assist in northern India, in addition to past, in international locations like Canada and the United Kingdom that are residence to a sizable Sikh diaspora.