A Canadian court has suspended gun-related charges against Inderjeet Gosal, a leading figure in the pro-Khalistan movement.
The charges were stayed by the Oshawa bench of the Ontario Court of Justice on Thursday.
Gosal is the Canadian coordinator for the so-called Khalistan Referendum organised by the secessionist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).
He was arrested along with two others in September last year and faced 36 weapons-related charges.
The suspension of charges means they will be automatically dropped unless the prosecution seeks to reopen the case within a year.
Gosal plans to focus on organising the October 18 Khalistan Referendum in Alberta, which will be held in the provincial capital of Edmonton.
This comes after a previous pro-Khalistan figure, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was killed in June 2023, and the relationship between Canada and India crumbled over allegations of Indian agents' involvement.
India described the accusations as 'absurd' and 'motivated', but a renewal in the relationship has occurred since Mark Carney became Prime Minister in March last year.
