Border agency clears employee after Indian media reports link him with terrorism [Video]

A Canada Border Services Agency superintendent is speaking out after being targeted by the Indian government with allegations of murder and terrorism — allegations Canadian authorities say are not backed by any evidence.

While Sundeep “Sunny” Singh Sidhu has been reinstated in his post with the CBSA, his lawyers say the government of Canada should have defended him more vigorously from a foreign government accused of mounting a hostile disinformation campaign in this country.

Sidhu has worked for the CBSA for two decades. He told CBC News he does not wear a turban, is not particularly religious and has no connections to Sikh separatist politics.

Nevertheless, last month Sidhu found his name and image plastered across multiple Indian news outlets citing Indian government sources. The Hindustan Times, which supports the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describedSidhu as “a member of the banned International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), accused …