Canada says it accepts that pro-Khalistani extremists were responsible for the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing. According to the accounts cited by both outlets, Canada’s investigation findings indicate that the explosive device was placed on the Canadian side of the operation, with the bomb being carried and positioned in the aircraft—specifically described as being placed in the aircraft’s luggage compartment. The reporting also says earlier conclusions had already pointed to the bomb being planted on Canadian soil by militants linked to the pro-Khalistan cause.
News18 additionally reports that Canada’s intelligence agency characterizes the bombing as a terror attack and links it to “Khalistani extremists” operating in or from Canada. Deccan Chronicle frames the admission as Canada acknowledging, for the first time, that pro-Khalistan militants were behind the attack. Both descriptions focus on Canada’s recognition of the responsibility chain tied to individuals and groups connected to Canada, while the shared reporting does not provide new details on arrests, trials, or specific names beyond that attribution.
