Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied accusations that his government is provoking India after he told the Canadian parliament that New Dehli may have been responsible for the murder of Canadian Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June.

Canada’s police have this afternoon called their investigation into Nijjar’s murder a “top priority”, while the Canadian PM has urged the Indian government to “take this matter with the utmost seriousness.” He added: “We are doing that, we are not looking to provoke or escalate.”