Media: India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats

TORONTO — India has told Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country by Oct 10, an official familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, ramping up confrontation between the two countries over Canadian accusations that India was involved in the killing of a Sikh leader in suburban Vancouver.

The official, who confirmed an earlier report from the Financial Times, spoke on condition of anonymity.

Last month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were "credible allegations" of Indian involvement in the slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a 45-year-old Sikh leader who was killed by masked gunmen in June. For years, India has said Nijjar, a Canadian citizen born in India, has links to terrorism, an allegation Nijjar denied.