Washington, DC [US], May 7 (HBTV): The United States State Department has said that India should ‘very seriously’ take the matter of the Indian government's alleged involvement in the killing of the Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and investigate the case.   

The remarks come at a time when there are already numerous twists and turns to the Nijjar killing case.

Responding to a media query during the State Department briefing on Monday (local time) on the arrest of three individuals linked with the killing of India-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, spokesperson Matthew Miller said, "I would refer you to the Canadian authorities to speak to the details of the investigation there."  

"With respect to the indictment that was returned in the United States, I'll let the Department of Justice speak on behalf of that in detail. And then the only thing further I'd say: When it comes to the State Department, we made clear when these allegations were first made public that it's something we think India should take very seriously and investigate," he said.      

Asserting that the US would "wait to see the results," Miller said "They opened a committee of inquiry to look into the matter, and that work is ongoing, and we'll wait to see the results. But we made very clear that it's something that we take seriously and we think it's something they should take seriously as well."    

India and Canada are dealing with an unprecedented diplomatic crisis, after the Canadian prime minister accused agents of the Indian government of killing Canadian Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023. However, India has dismissed the accusations as "absurd" and "motivated."    

In a recent development, on May 4, Canada's New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh leveled a fresh allegation of India's hand in the killing of Nijjar.    

However, the Canadian police administration did not share any evidence linked to India's involvement in the killing of the Khaliatani leader. 

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.