The government on Thursday said it would pursue an extradition request with Canada for Arsh Singh Gill, alias Arsh Dalla, the de-facto chief of the Khalistan Tiger Force, following his arrest in that country. Dalla was designated in India as a terrorist in 2023.
In July 2023, India had requested the Canadian government for his provisional arrest, but it was declined. “In view of the recent arrest, our agencies will be following up on an extradition request,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
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