US EditionUK Spy Agency GCHQ Tipped Canada About Alleged 'India-Link' in Hardeep Singh Nijjar Murder Case: Report
British intelligence shared intercepted calls suggesting Indian government links to Nijjar's 2023 killing under strict conditions, fueling ongoing diplomatic tensions between Canada, UK, and India.
- On November 08, 2025, a Bloomberg documentary reported British intelligence intercepted calls linking India to Hardeep Singh Nijjar and passed the material to Canadian authorities under the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing agreement, delivered under strict, offline conditions.
- Canadian investigators, using the British intercepts after a late July 2023 breakthrough, linked Hardeep Singh Nijjar, designated by India in 2020, to the probe alongside Avtar Singh Khanda and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
- Intercept transcripts show discussions of three targets, with analysts linking the intercepted conversations to individuals working for the Indian government and a later mention of Nijjar's elimination.
- Justin Trudeau's 2023 parliamentary statement set off a diplomatic row that included expulsions and recalls after India rejected Canada's allegations as 'absurd and motivated'.
- Sikh Federation UK has demanded answers from Dan Jarvis about July 2023 intelligence, even as diplomatic steps this year including Mark Carney's April victory, envoys in August, and Modi's June talks aimed to reset ties.
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UK spy agency GCHQ tipped Canada about alleged 'India-link' in Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case: Report
British intelligence agency GCHQ tipped Canada about the alleged link of the Indian government in the killing of pro-Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, which eventually rocked the New Delhi-Ottawa ties
U.K. spies handed over intel to Canada on Nijjar killing: report
Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh designated a terrorist by India in 2020 for Khalistani extremism, was allegedly among the names on the intelligence passed on to the Canadian authorities under the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence sharing agreement between the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
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The Economic TimesUK spies handed over intel to Canada on Nijjar killing: Report
'Inside the Deaths that Rocked India's Relations with the West' by 'Bloomberg Originals' reports that a British intelligence agency - believed to be the UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), often referred to as the country's listening post - intercepted calls that appeared to be discussing three targets.
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