According to CTV News, shared intelligence from the Five Eyes informed Trudeau’s India claim.

(Reuters) – According to CTV News, US Ambassador to Canada David Cohen acknowledged that “shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners” had alerted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the suspected participation of Indian operatives in the June murder of a Canadian citizen.

The Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network includes the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Trudeau declared on Monday that Ottawa has reliable evidence tying Indian operatives to the assassination of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver, triggering a strong response from New Delhi, which disputes the charge.

“I’ll say it was a matter of shared intelligence data.” There was a lot of discussion about this between Canada and the US, and I believe that’s as far as I’m comfortable going,” Cohen told CTV News in an interview that will appear on Sunday.

CBC News reported independently on Thursday that the Canadian government gathered intelligence from both human and technological sources during a months-long probe into the murder.

Cohen declined to speak to CTV News on the nature of the intelligence that had been shared with the Canadian government.

On Friday, the US stated unequivocally that it expected the Indian government to collaborate with Canada in attempts to investigate the alleged participation of New Delhi operatives in Nijjar’s murder.

“We are deeply concerned about the allegations raised by Prime Minister Trudeau,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a press conference.

“It is critical that India collaborate with the Canadians on this investigation.” We expect responsibility.”