Sundeep 'Sunny' Singh Sidhu was the target of a series of media reports out of India linking him with terrorist activity - reports that his federal government employer says are not backed up by evidence.
A Canada Border Services Agency superintendent is speaking out after being targeted by the Indian government with allegations of murder and terrorism — allegations Canadian authorities say are not backed by any evidence.Sundeep 'Sunny' Singh Sidhu was the target of a series of media reports out of India linking him with terrorist activity - reports that his federal government employer says are not backed up by evidence.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. On October 1, 2023, a co-worker told Sidhu that he had been named in a YouTube video posted by a former Indian army major named Gaurav Arya.WATCH: Arrests made after violent clashes outside Hindu temple, Sikh gurdwaraThree men have been arrested after a series of violent demonstrations outside a Hindu temple and Sikh gurdwara in the Toronto area over the weekend. Similar clashes occurred in Surrey, B.C., and come during heightened tensions between Canada and India.
Nijjar, a Sikh-Canadian activist, was brazenly shot dead outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C. on June 18, 2023. More than a year ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly accused the Modi government of involvement in Nijjar's death. Arya continues to take a strong interest in Canadian affairs. His videos harshly criticize Trudeau and promote Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as a superior leader who can restore relations with India.Sidhu said he was born and raised in Prince George, B.C., hasn't been to India since a wedding in 2018 and knows nothing about the 2020 murder to which Indian media reports have linked him.
When asked whether the government has taken those steps, Kroeker replied, "They have a lot more work to do." Kroeker said he believes the allegations against his client fit into an Indian government narrative that presents Canada as a safe haven for extremists, and the Trudeau government as complicit.of Indian diplomats, the Modi government and pro-Modi Indian media have doubled down on portraying Canada as a lawless land where Khalistani terrorism and Punjabi gangsterism enjoy free rein.
Kroeker said Canada needs to be quicker to defend its public servants from such attacks. Sidhu said he has no doubt that he was targeted because of his job.Member of Modi's inner circle behind Canadian criminal plot, official says "I want to continue protecting our country. What I want from my country is to protect me at this point."
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