India's envoy to Canada, who is being expelled over what Ottawa says are links to the murder of a Sikh leader, insisted in an interview he was innocent and said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had wrecked bilateral political ties.

In an interview to Canadian broadcaster CTV, New Delhi's envoy to Ottawa Sanjay Kumar Verma, said Canada has not "shred of evidence" with the Indian government in the killing of Khalistani Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Indian envoy to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma - now withdrawn by New Delhi -- has accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of wrecking bilateral ties with India and reiterated that Ottawa's allegations are politically motivated.

India's envoy accuses Trudeau of damaging ties over Khalistani separatist killing, calling charges politically motivated and lacking evidence.

India’s High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Verma, who was withdrawn last week, has said the Justin Trudeau government has to share evidence that will be acceptable in the court of law on Khalistan act

Indian envoy Sanjay Kumar Verma states Canada has not provided evidence in the Nijjar case, calling Ottawa's charges politically motivated.

Canada expelled six Indian diplomats after the police said they had evidence that India used intimidation and even murder to silence its critics in Canada.

In an old video, the then Leader of the Opposition in Canada could be heard launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for levelling “baseless” allegations against India over the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.