Canadian law enforcement has said the killing of an Indian citizen on March 14 was not racially motivated.
The murder of 22-year-old Birinder Singh in Alberta was deemed as a racially motivated hate crime by community organisations.
However, the Alberta detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or RCMP refuted that belief, announcing a second arrest in the case.
Staff Sergeant John Brown said, “I can tell you with certainty, our investigation has shown this is absolutely not racially motivated.”
He added that the angle had been investigated “very thoroughly” before coming to that conclusion.
Two suspects, 18-year-old Jimmy Gassner and 23-year-old Deon Libsekal, were arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
The investigation is being conducted by the Alberta RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit.
