{"id":62230,"date":"2026-03-20T16:20:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=62230"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:50:36","slug":"no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"No evidence of India-linked covert activity in Canada: RCMP commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto: In a significant development following recent diplomatic tensions, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Mike Duheme has said there is currently no evidence linking the Government of India to covert activities or transnational repression on Canadian soil.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview, Duheme stated that based on available intelligence and ongoing investigations, there is no indication at present of such activities being carried out in Canada with connections to India.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that in cases of alleged transnational repression, it can sometimes be difficult to definitively attribute actions to a specific foreign entity. \u201cBased on the files we have and current criminal intelligence, we are not seeing links to any foreign entity at this time,\u201d he said during the interview.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks mark a shift from his earlier stance in October 2024, when Duheme had indicated that the RCMP possessed credible evidence suggesting that incidents involving intimidation and violence against members of the Sikh community in Canada could be traced to \u201chigher levels\u201d of the Indian government.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, allegations also included claims that Indian diplomats were involved in gathering intelligence and sharing it with criminal networks. The latest statement signals a more cautious position, as investigations continue.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have not ruled out further developments, but emphasised that conclusions will depend on evidence emerging from ongoing probes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto: In a significant development following recent diplomatic tensions, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Mike Duheme has said there is currently no evidence linking the Government of India to covert activities or transnational repression on Canadian soil. In an interview, Duheme stated that based on available intelligence and ongoing investigations, there is no indication [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,19,21],"tags":[13821,13820],"class_list":["post-62230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-latest","category-political-news","tag-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner","tag-no-evidence-of-india-linked"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>No evidence of India-linked covert activity in Canada: RCMP commissioner - PunjabENews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"No evidence of India-linked covert activity in Canada: RCMP commissioner - PunjabENews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Toronto: In a significant development following recent diplomatic tensions, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Mike Duheme has said there is currently no evidence linking the Government of India to covert activities or transnational repression on Canadian soil. In an interview, Duheme stated that based on available intelligence and ongoing investigations, there is no indication [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PunjabENews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-20T10:50:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/canada-news.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"739\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"415\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/\",\"name\":\"No evidence of India-linked covert activity in Canada: RCMP commissioner - PunjabENews\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/canada-news.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-20T10:50:36+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/ac7e9b01000e370ed073f051663cc35d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/canada-news.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/canada-news.jpeg\",\"width\":739,\"height\":415},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"No evidence of India-linked covert activity in Canada: RCMP commissioner\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/\",\"name\":\"PunjabENews\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/ac7e9b01000e370ed073f051663cc35d\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f10c2ae8893861bd114957fb4ca76c826185be673c84916e05fed7cbf99b32b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f10c2ae8893861bd114957fb4ca76c826185be673c84916e05fed7cbf99b32b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"No evidence of India-linked covert activity in Canada: RCMP commissioner - PunjabENews","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"No evidence of India-linked covert activity in Canada: RCMP commissioner - PunjabENews","og_description":"Toronto: In a significant development following recent diplomatic tensions, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Mike Duheme has said there is currently no evidence linking the Government of India to covert activities or transnational repression on Canadian soil. In an interview, Duheme stated that based on available intelligence and ongoing investigations, there is no indication [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/","og_site_name":"PunjabENews","article_published_time":"2026-03-20T10:50:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":739,"height":415,"url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/canada-news.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/","url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/","name":"No evidence of India-linked covert activity in Canada: RCMP commissioner - PunjabENews","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/canada-news.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-03-20T10:50:36+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/ac7e9b01000e370ed073f051663cc35d"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/canada-news.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/canada-news.jpeg","width":739,"height":415},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/no-evidence-of-india-linked-covert-activity-in-canada-rcmp-commissioner\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"No evidence of India-linked covert activity in Canada: RCMP commissioner"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#website","url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/","name":"PunjabENews","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/ac7e9b01000e370ed073f051663cc35d","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f10c2ae8893861bd114957fb4ca76c826185be673c84916e05fed7cbf99b32b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f10c2ae8893861bd114957fb4ca76c826185be673c84916e05fed7cbf99b32b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English"],"url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62230"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62231,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62230\/revisions\/62231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}