India has strongly denied the allegations, calling them baseless.

As tensions soar between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, New Delhi has reportedly named Sandeep Singh Sidhu, a Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) official, in a terror investigation. Sidhu has been added to India's list of fugitive terrorists, with authorities seeking his deportation.

The diplomatic row escalated this week after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police accused Indian diplomats of targeting Sikh separatists in Canada. According to Canadian officials, Indian authorities passed information about Sikh activists to organized crime groups, which then carried out violent attacks, including drive-by shootings, extortion, and even murder. The activists in question, including Nijjar, were Canadian citizens.

India has strongly denied the allegations, calling them baseless. In response, India’s foreign ministry expelled Canada’s acting high commissioner and five other diplomats from the country.

Reports suggest that Sandeep Singh Sidhu, a CBSA officer and member of the banned International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), is accused of supporting terrorist activities in Punjab. He is also alleged to have connections with Lakhbir Singh Rode, a Khalistani terrorist based in Pakistan, and operatives from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Sidhu is reportedly linked to the 2020 assassination of Balwinder Singh Sandhu, an Indian anti-terrorism activist.