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TopicJaspal Atwal

Topic: Jaspal Atwal

Sikh militant Atwal was invited to India events by Trudeau’s PMO, Canada report finds

Sikh convict Jaspal Atwal's presence at Mumbai reception in February outraged India and ruined Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's visit.

Canadian police knew Sikh convict Atwal was invited to meet Trudeau days before India event

Royal Canadian Mounted Police had earlier said they were aware of Jaspal Atwal had been invited to meet Canadian delegation in India only when the news broke.

Trudeau’s top security aide now says India wasn’t behind Sikh extremist row

Canadian national security adviser says he hadn't blamed New Delhi for the Jaspal Atwal controversy and had only tried to correct a misinformation campaign.

Foreign woes haunt Trudeau at home after debacle in New Delhi

He also riled allies by playing hardball on a Pacific trade deal and failed to launch free-trade talks with China during his visit to Beijing.

Jaspal Atwal, convict seen with Trudeau delegation, apologises for ‘embarrassment’ caused

The Sikh separatist told Canadian media he has ‘nothing but regret and remorse’ for his role in 1996 assassination attempt on a former Punjab minister.

India trashes Canada theory that govt invited Sikh militant Atwal to Trudeau dinner

A senior Canadian security official said that some Indian government elements tried to sabotage Trudeau’s visit to India by inviting Atwal to dinner.

Ex-Punjab minister refused to get bullet fired by Atwal removed from his body

Malkiat Singh Sidhu called it a ‘souvenir from Canada’ and it remained with him till he died in another militant attack in his hometown Moga.

What courts said while convicting Khalistani terrorist photographed at Trudeau event

Orders by the Canadian Court of Appeals, accessed by ThePrint, show that Jaspal Atwal, who was photographed at a Canadian event, has been convicted in more than one case. 

Justin Trudeau’s delegation meets with man who tried to assassinate Indian politician

Jaspal Atwal, along with three others, attempted to assassinate Malkiat Singh Sidhu, a Punjab minister, in 1986.

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