'US shared inputs...': India on 'plot' to kill Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
US foils bid to kill Sikh terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, warns India: Report Responding to media queries on reports of discussions between India and the US on security matters, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India takes such inputs seriously since it impinges on its own security interests as well. He added that Washington had shared "some inputs" that were being "examined by "relevant departments." He said the inputs are the cause of concern for both countries and necessary follow-up action is being taken.
Who is Gurpatwant Singh Pannun? Know more about Sikh separatist leader "During the course of recent discussions on India-US security cooperation, the US side shared some inputs pertaining to the nexus between organized criminals, gun runners, terrorists, and others. The inputs are a cause of concern for both countries and they decided to take necessary follow-up action," he said.
A report by Financial Times mentioned that the US authorities thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States and issued a warning to India over concerns the government in New Delhi was involved. NIA books ‘terrorist’ Pannun for threatening Air India passengers in viral video The US is treating the plot with utmost seriousness and has raised the issue with the Indian government "at the senior-most levels," the White House said according to a report by the Financial Times.
Pannun, who says he is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, was the target of the foiled plot, the English daily added citing the statement of an official from the Biden administration. Citing sources, the FT report did not mention if the US protest to India resulted in the plot being abandoned, or if it was foiled
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