Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing has for long now sparked diplomatic tensions between India and Canada after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged New Delhi's involvement in the murder of the Khalistani terrorist. In a new development, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is expected to make arrests in the case, The Globe and Mail reported.
Citing sources, the report said that two suspects in the case have been under the watch of the police for months and now they are very close to being apprehended. The report also claimed that the police will also explain the accused's involvement along with that of the Indian Government, when charges are laid on the two men.
The Canadian media report stated that three sources have told the media publication that the suspected killers did not leave Canada after Nijjar was shot dead in Surrey and have been under the surveillance of police for months.
Nijjar was shot dead outside Gurdwara in Canada's Surrey on June 18.
The RCMP is yet to make comments on the matter and hasn't responded to questions from The Globe about the investigation and whether charges were imminent.
Earlier in September, after Trudeau's allegations, India rejected it as "absurd and motivated" and expelled a Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move after Ottawa asked a senior Indian diplomat to leave. Significantly, Canada has not been able to present any evidence to back its claims over the killing, according to the MEA.
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New Delhi also halted visa services to Canada but later decided to resume services for four categories after a "considered review of the security situation".
On November 12, Justin Trudeau reaffirmed his allegation of Indian involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist in India.
Trudeau had also accused New Delhi of violating the Vienna Convention by "kicking out" 40 diplomats at a time when his country had reached out to the former and other global partners to get to the bottom of the murder.