Co-operate with Canada, British government tells India [Video]

OTTAWA –

The British government says India should co-operate with Canada’s investigation into accusations that its government has been involved in an escalating number of violent crimes in Canada.

Ottawa expelled six Indian diplomats on Monday after the RCMP said it had credible evidence that Indian agents played a role in extortion, coercion and murder of Canadian citizens on Canadian soil. The six diplomats declined to waive diplomatic immunity to answer RCMP questions related to the investigation.

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In London, the U.K. foreign ministry says it’s in contact with Ottawa about Monday’s “serious developments” and it argues that India’s co-operation with Canada’s legal process “is the right next step.”

Members of Parliament are likely to look into how Ottawa can best respond to the bombshell allegations, with the four major political parties requesting an emergency probe.

A Tuesday …