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Punjab minister denies meeting
Kanishka blast accused

The education minister, in a statement in Moga, said he had visited Canada one-and-a-half years ago and during his stay he never met Gill. ''I am not even familiar with his face,'' he added.

The minister said the Canadian security officials accompanied him throughout his tour for obvious security reasons and he was not even permitted to ride on a private vehicle of his relative. Therefore, the question of his meeting Gill did not arise, he added.

Interestingly, Gill is a resident of Chalkalan village of Moga district and not Rauli, as reported earlier in the reports.

Inquiries reveal that he migrated to Canada about 25 years back and after 1985 he never visited his native village.

Sources revealed that the Punjab Police had not received any instruction from the state and central governments to find out the whereabouts of Gill.

UNI

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