The MEA on Wednesday further emphasised that "smear campaigns" like this only "further damage our already strained ties" and said such reports should be dismissed with the "contempt they deserve".
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday that the attack on a Hindu temple at Brampton in Canada on Sunday was ''deeply concerning'' and accused Ottawa of making allegations against India in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar without providing specifics.
The United Kingdom on Wednesday said it is in contact with the Canadian government about ''serious developments'' outlined in the ''independent investigations'' in the killing of Khalistan supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023.
India on Monday rejected with contempt a diplomatic communication from Canada which apparently linked Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and other diplomats with the killing of 'Khalistan' supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar and charged the Justin Trudeau government with constantly pandering to the anti-India separatist agenda for narrow political gains.
In response, the Indian Mission in Vancouver announced a memorial service to pay tribute to the 329 victims of Air India flight 182 (Kanishka) bombing in 1985 by Khalistani terrorists.
A total of 329 people, including 86 children, were killed in one of the most heinous terror-related air disasters in the history of civil aviation.
The Canadian Police has arrested a fourth suspect over his alleged involvement in the killing of the designated terrorist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canada-based CBC News reported.
Trudeau's remarks came after Canadian police arrested three Indians in connection with the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India is ready to investigate the killing but is yet to receive any specific and concrete information regarding it from Canada.
The US has claimed that it thwarted an assassination plot of an American Sikh separatist.
