Canada alleged on Tuesday that Amit Shah, India's interior minister and the chief aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was behind plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.

Canada's government has alleged that Amit Shah, the Indian Minister of Home Affairs and close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was behind a campaign to target Sikh separatists in Canada.

India’s government dismissed Canada’s accusations of alleged crimes by a senior member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, and warned of serious consequences to bilateral ties.