Samant Goel, 'linked' to Pannun case, played role in Uri and Balakot strikes
RAW) chief Samant Goel, who has been named in a Washington Post report on alleged assasination bid on Khalistani terrorist and US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, had played a key role in Balakot and Uri strikes on Pakistan by Indian forces. In a report on Monday, Washington Post had claimed that one Vikram Yadav, an RAW officer, had hired a hit team to kill Pannun. An indictment filed in a Manhattan court in November last year mentioned an unnamed Indian government official, referred to as 'CC-1', who allegedly hired one Nikhil Gupta to get Pannun assassinated.
The Washington Post report claims that Goel, who was the RAW head at that time, gave the final nod for the assassination attempt of Pannun, as per a report published by The Washington Post.
“That finding is consistent with accounts provided to The Washington Post by former senior Indian security officials who had knowledge of the operation and said Goel was under extreme pressure to eliminate the alleged threat of Sikh extremists overseas,” the report claimed.
Pannun is a prominent figure in the Khalistan movement and serves as the legal advisor and spokesperson for Sikhs for Justice, advocating for a separate Sikh state. The Indian government has designated Pannun as a terrorist.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs has categorically refuted the claims in the Washington Post report, calling them “unwarranted and unsubstantiated imputations on a serious matter”.
Goel, a key figure behind Uri and Balakot
Samant Goel, a 1984 batch IPS officer of the
