Nijjar, a designated terrorist in India, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in British Columbia in June 2023. Months later, Trudeau alleged in Parliament that Canadian intelligence agencies were investigating possible links between Indian government agents and the killing — a charge New Delhi rejected as "absurd".

Canadian police find no evidence linking the Indian government to the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, contradicting Trudeau's claims.