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Nijjar Death Certificate:  Canada has reportedly declined the National Investigation Agency's request to provide the death certificate of Khalistani terrorist and Indian-origin Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was killed in British Columbia in June last year. Najjar was a wanted man in India, whose killing was blamed by Ottawa on the agents linked to the Indian government.

NIA had approached the Canadian authorities to furnish Nijjar's death certificate to submit in Indian courts as a legal requirement to close nine pending cases against him. However, the Canadian authorities denied sharing the relevant document and posed counter queries, Times Of India reported quoting NIA sources.

“There are two cases registered with the NIA in which Nijjar was named as one of the accused. To complete the documentation work of their case files, the investigation officer needs to show his (Nijjar’s) death certificate before a Delhi court and that is why they have asked the Canadian government under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) to share his death certificate. But instead of sharing it, they have asked the reason for asking it and now replies will be sent to them,” an officer said as quoted by the Indian Express.

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Diplomatic relationships between India and Canada took a severe hit following the assassination of Nijjar after PM Trudeau alleged New Delhi's role behind the killing of Khalistani terrorists. The row escalated this month after Canada named senior Indian diplomats including High Commissioner Sanjay Verma and others as 'persons of interest' and asked them to leave the country. India called the accusations 'baseless' and 'politically motivated' and retaliated by sending back home the Canadian ambassador and other diplomats.

Days after threatening Indian diplomats, Canadian police alleged the role of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's gang members in the murder of Nijjar and accused Indian officials of conspiring the act with the notorious criminal.

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Meanwhile, the United States alleged the involvement of an ex-Indian spy formerly associated with the Research and Analysis Wing's Spy Service to plot the killing of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, another Khalistani terrorist, having six pending cases against him.

NIA has yet to succeed in obtaining an INTERPOL red corner notice against Pannun despite his continuous threats to Indian establishments such as airlines and airports.