New Delhi: Interpol on Monday issued a Red Corner Notice against Karanvir Singh, a member of the Khalistani terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International.
Singh, originally from Punjab’s Kapurthala district, is currently believed to be hiding in Pakistan, Intelligence sources told news agency ANI.
Singh, 38 years old, is identified as the right-hand man of the Babbar Khalsa terrorists Vadhu Singh and Harvinder Singh Rinda.
According to Interpol, Singh is wanted by India for criminal conspiracy, murder, offences related to the Arms Act, and Explosive Substances Act, raising funds for terrorist acts, conspiracy, and being a member of a terrorist gang or organization.
A Red Corner Notice is a request to the law enforcement authorities of Interpol’s member countries to find and temporarily detain a person until extradition, surrender, or a similar legal process can take place.
The Red Corner Notice against the wanted pro-Khalistani terrorist comes as India and Canada are engaged in a diplomatic stand-off over the killing of Sikh extremist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau alleged that a “potential link” between the Indian government and the killing of Nijjar has been found, and also expelled a senior Indian diplomat. Later, India rejected remarks as ‘absurd and motivated’ and expelled a Canadian diplomat and also asked them to reduce diplomatic staff.
“There are credible reasons to believe that agents of the Government of India were involved in the killing of a Canadian on Canadian soil. That is …there is something of utmost foundational importance in a country’s rule of law in a world where international rules-based order matters,” Trudeau said.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, however, said no information has been shared by Canada with regard to the killing of Nijjar.
“We are willing to look at any specific information that is provided to us, but so far we have received no specific information from Canada,” Arindam Bagchi, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said during a briefing.
A designated terrorist in India, Nijjar was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18.