Canadian PM Trudeau calls his officials "criminals" for leaking intel linking Modi to Nijjar's death, dismissing media claims as inaccurate, further straining India-Canada ties.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that his intelligence officials misreported connections between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar to the rising violence in Canada amid increasing tensions with India.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sharply condemned his own national security officials, calling them "criminals" for leaking top-secret information to the media which he said has "consistently gotten their stories wrong.

A statement from Canada’s national security and intelligence adviser Nathalie G Drouin said that the Government of Canada has not stated, nor is it aware of evidence, linking Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi,

Nathalie Drouin, Trudeau's intelligence adviser, clarified, “The Government of Canada has not stated, nor is it aware of the evidence, linking Prime Minister Modi, Minister Jaishankar, or NSA Doval to the serious criminal activity within Canada. Any suggestion to the contrary is both speculative and inaccurate.”

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ridiculed the recent Canadian report as a result of "criminal leaking", linking his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and two other senior officials in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has dismissed allegations linking Indian leaders to violence in Canada, calling the claims baseless.

A report by The Globe and Mail claimed Canadian security agencies believed PM Modi, Jaishankar, and NSA Ajit Doval were aware of the violent plots.

India-Canada ties worsened in October after Canada linked six diplomats and officials including High Commissioner Sanjay Verma to violent criminal activity in the country

Canada PM Justin Trudeau dismissed allegations linking India's leadership to Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing, calling the officer behind the leaks a "criminal".

Earlier, a bombshell report by Canadian media outlet Globe and Mail claimed that Canadian security agencies believed PM Modi was aware of the violent plots and added that Jaishankar and Indian National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval were also kept in loop.