Amid heightened tensions between India and Canada, several Pakistan-based social media accounts have circulated a graphic card falsely claiming that Indian Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been placed on Interpol’s 'wanted list'.

Canada has alleged that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside 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.

India's interior minister Amit Shah, accused by Canada of being behind plots to target Sikh separatists in that country, has been Prime Minister Narendra Modi's closest aide for decades and is widely seen as his hard-nosed alter ego and potential successor.

India's foreign ministry said on Saturday that it had lodged a strong protest with Canada for linking India's home minister to alleged plots against Sikh separatists there and accused Ottawa of spying on Indian consular staff.

India's foreign ministry said on Saturday it had lodged a protest with Canada for linking its home minister to alleged plots against Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.

India on Saturday denied home minister Amit Shah had plotted to target Sikh activists on Canadian soil and said it had officially rebuked Ottawa over the "absurd and baseless" allegation.

The matter unfolds amid strained ties between India and Canada, after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a year ago said that Canada had credible evidence agents of the Indian government were involved in the murder of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June 2023.