How Khalistani Terrorists Try To Lure Indian Students In Canada: Indian Envoy's Big Expose

New Delhi: Recalled Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma advised the parents of Indian students staying in Canada to speak to them regularly and guide them as he alleged that Khalistani terrorists and extremists try to influence the students living there. He said that extremists often try to lure Indian students in Canada with the promise of stable money.Verma told Times Now that there have been instances when Indians arriving in Canada have been asked to first seek asylum in order to ensure their entry into the country. "I have heard that some Indian students who landed in Canada were not allowed to enter the country even after having their appropriate visas. They were told that if they wanted to enter Canada, they would have to file an asylum application first," Verma told Times Now. "We have seen that most Canadian institutions have people from the Indo-Canadian community who are sympathizers, if not outright promoters of anti-India sentiments as well as pro-Khalistani elements," he added. Verma said that Indian students in Canada must be "aware of their surroundings" and resist radicalisation attempts by Khalistani extremists. There are around 3,20,000 Indians living in Canada as of now.

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Khalistani terrorists offer money and food to the Indian students, claimed Verma, adding that students are persuaded to take photographs or videos of themselves 'protesting' - shouting anti-India slogans or insulting the flag - outside Indian diplomatic buildings in Canada. Following this, the students are asked to seek asylum in Canada, Verma added. "How this (Khalistani terrorists' outreach to Indian students in Canada) works is... given the condition of that economy there are few jobs... so students are offered money and food, and this is how Khalistani terrorists and extremists influence them with nefarious plans" Verma told NDTV.On protests, he said, "Then they are told to go seek asylum... because their version will be, 'If I go back to India now, I will be punished...' and there have been cases of such students being given asylum." Sanjay Verma and five other diplomats were withdrawn by the Government of India amid worsening ties between India and Canada.The ties between India and Canada soured after PM Justin Trudeau alleged in the Canadian Parliament last year that he has "credible allegations" of India's hand in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.However, India has denied all the allegations, calling them "absurd" and "motivated" and has accused Canada of giving space to extremist and anti-India elements in their country. As the diplomatic row escalated earlier this month, Trudeau accepted that his government had not provided India with hard evidence but just intelligence regarding the killing of Nijjar.