In a stunning news conference Monday, the head of the RCMP accused the Indian government of playing a role in "widespread violence" in Canada, including homicides, and warned that it poses "a serious threat to our public safety."

Commissioner Mike Duheme laid out the national police force's allegations just hours after Canada expelled six Indian diplomats.

"The team has learned a significant amount of information about the breadth and depth of criminal activity orchestrated by agents of the gover…