Mr Modi described the incident, which took place at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton, Ontario, as a “deliberate attack” and voiced concerns over “attempts to intimidate Indian diplomats in Canada“. Footage of the clash, widely circulated on ...

Justin Trudeau on Tuesday addressed the Canadian Parliament over recent incidents of violence in the country. However, he did not mention the attack on a Hindu temple in Brampton.

In October, the Canadian authorities provoked India by naming the Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Verma as a“person of interest” in their probe into Nijjar's killing. New Delhi retaliated by summoning Ottawa's Charge d'Affaires and lodging a strong protest, before withdrawing the Indian envoy and expelling six Canadian diplomats.