India to Investigate Alleged Plot to Kill Sikh Separatist in US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assures commitment to rule of law amid diplomatic tensions with Canada and the US

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India will investigate any evidence provided regarding an alleged plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States.
The US Justice Department last month charged an Indian citizen with plotting to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader on US soil, alleging an Indian government official was also involved in the planning.
Canada and India had a major diplomatic row after Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau in September linked New Delhi to the June killing of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, also a Sikh separatist.
Modi’s comments come after the White House said it was treating an alleged plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist in the United States with “utmost seriousness,” and had raised the issue with the Indian government.
Modi also told the Financial Times that India was “deeply concerned about the activities of certain extremist groups based overseas”.