Days after the RCMP dropped the bombshell allegation that Indian government agents have been involved in violent crimes in Canada, a top Mountie said the alleged network of criminals is "unprecedented" but poses no immediate threat to the public.

On Oct. 14, the RCMP held a surprise press conference to publicly allege that agents of the government of India have played a role in "widespread" acts of violence in Canada, including homicides.

In an interview airing Sunday on CBC's Rosemary Barton Liv…