Canada court orders mandatory detention of 4 Indians accused

All four accused in the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar, are subject to mandatory detention orders passed by a British Columbia court.

- Anirudh Bhattacharyya

TORONTO:

"The court imposed mandatory detention orders on all four accused. All four accused continue to remain in custody, and there are no bail hearings scheduled," Ann Seymour, Acting Communications Counsel for the BC Prosecution Service, which comes under the Ministry of Attorney General, said.

Amid social media and online reports that the four Indian nationals had been released, Seymour had clarified on Thursday that they remained in custody.

The four accused, Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh, Karanpreet Singh and Amandeep Singh, are in holding facilities.

The detention orders means that they will remain there till the trial commences.