India announced on Thursday that it will seek the extradition of Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh, also known as Arsh Dalla, following his arrest in Canada. Dalla was apprehended on October 28 in connection with a shooting incident in Ontario.
In a statement, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that India has been monitoring Dalla’s activities for some time and is now collaborating with Canadian authorities to secure his extradition.
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Dalla, the de facto leader of the Khalistan Tiger Force, is a proclaimed offender in India, facing over 50 criminal charges, including murder, attempted murder, extortion, and terrorism-related offenses, including terror financing.
“Arsh Dalla is a proclaimed offender in over 50 cases of murder, attempt to murder, extortion and terrorist acts including terror financing. In May 2022, a Red Corner Notice was issued against him. He was designated in India as an individual terrorist in 2023. In July 2023, Indian govt had requested the Canadian government for his provisional arrest,” MEA spokesperson said
Our response to media queries regarding the arrest of a designated terrorist in Canada:https://t.co/c6CasRuteb pic.twitter.com/XfH4S5UzUr
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) November 14, 2024
In the months that followed, India supplied Canadian officials with additional information, including details about Dalla’s suspected residence, financial transactions, properties, and mobile numbers.
In December 2023, Canada’s Department of Justice requested more information from India, to which a response was provided in March 2024. Following his recent arrest, Indian agencies remain optimistic that Canada will cooperate in the process of extraditing Dalla to “face justice in India.”
The arrest comes after intelligence reports linked Dalla to the shooting incident in Milton, further strengthening India’s case for his extradition. Authorities are now preparing to take formal legal action to ensure that Dalla faces the charges against him in India.
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