Hundreds of Sikhs have protested the Indian state after the killing of a prominent leader in Canada.
BBC News, Toronto
It lost steam after armed forces ran special operations against the movement - but supporters in the diaspora community continued their calls for a separate state, which have intensified in recent years. Canadian investigators said they have yet to establish a motive for his murder or identify any suspects, but they have categorised the killing as a "targeted incident".
"What we are seeing in Canada is a vocal minority of the Sikh community that is supporting Khalistan," he said.In the UK, Avtar Singh Khanda, who was said to be the head of the Khalistan Liberation Force, died in Birmingham in June under what has been described as "mysterious circumstances" that some believe could be related to poisoning.
Results of the vote have not yet been released, but he said the turnout - an estimated 100,000 people - was met with anger from the Indian government.Following the referendum, India's Ministry of External Affairs warned of a "sharp increase in incidents of hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities in Canada", though it did not reference any specific incidents or make mention of the referendum.
But Sikhs and some national security experts in Canada have accused the Indian government of spreading misinformation through its media to malign the Sikh community and supporters of a separate Khalistani state. India has denied this.
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