Canada on Monday expelled an Indian diplomat believed to have a reputable hyperlink to the homicide of a Sikh chief in western Canada final June, Canada’s overseas minister stated.

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“Allegations that a representative of a foreign government may have been involved in the murder of a Canadian citizen here in Canada, on Canadian soil… are totally unacceptable,” Foreign Minister Melanie Joly stated.

“Therefore, today we have expelled a senior Indian diplomat from Canada,” she added with out naming the diplomat.