Arsh Dalla, a Khlaistani terrorist and close aide of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, has been arrested in Canada, the sources said. Dalla, a resident of Punjab's Moga, was taken into custody over a shootout in Canada on October 27-28. Indian security agencies have also received information that a shootout took place in Canada on 27-28 October in which Arsh Dalla was also present and he has been taken into custody.
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security agencies are looking into more details and facts about the development. However, officially the Canadian police or government has not confirmed the arrest or detention. The arrest comes amid the estranged diplomatic ties between New Delhi and Ottawa. Notably, Dalla was the protégé of KTF chief Hardeep Nijjar, whose murder is at the centre of a diplomatic tussle. Dalla was designated as a terrorist by the Home Ministry in January 2023.