US files charges against Indian crime boss in assassination that strained Canada-India ties
- Posted on July 8, 2026
- By CNN
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US files charges against Indian crime boss in assassination that strained Canada-India ties
The United States has charged Lawrence Bishnoi, the imprisoned head of an Indian criminal gang, and his North American deputy with directing the 2023 murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, which plunged relations between Ottawa and New Delhi into crisis.
