Overview
- A Bloomberg Originals documentary reports that a UK signals‑intelligence agency, identified by outlets as GCHQ, provided Canada with call intercepts that analysts believed tied Indian government actors to targeting Khalistani activists.
- The file allegedly summarized conversations about three figures — Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Avtar Singh Khanda and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun — including a later exchange stating that Nijjar had been “successfully eliminated.”
- According to the film, London shared the material under strict conditions, requiring hand delivery to Ottawa, no placement on electronic systems and access limited to a small, pre‑approved group of Canadian officials.
- India has rejected the allegations as absurd and politically motivated, maintaining that claims of state involvement are a smear.
- Sikh Federation UK says it has written to Security Minister Dan Jarvis seeking explanations on the reported intercepts, including any relevance to Khanda’s death, which UK authorities previously said involved no suspicious circumstances.