Three suspects have been charged by Canadian police over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Vancouver last June, in an incident that sparked a diplomatic spat between Ottawa and New Delhi.

Three suspects have been arrested and charged over the killing of 45-year-old Hardeep Singh Nijjar by masked gunmen in Surrey, outside Vancouver.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police assistant commissioner David Teboul said police could not comment on the nature of the evidence or the motive.

“This matter is very much under active investigation,” Teboul said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparked a diplomatic feud with India when he said in September that there were “credible allegations” of Indian involvement in the killing.

India angrily denied involvement.

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.

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