India on Tuesday reacted sharply to a report by Washington Post on the alleged assassination plot of Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US.
Describing the report as “unwarranted and unsubstantiated”, official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs Randhir Jaiswal said, “There is an ongoing investigation of the High Level Committee set up by the Government of India to look into the security concerns shared by the US government on networks of organized criminals, terrorists and others. Speculative and irresponsible comments on it are not helpful.”
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The remarks by the MEA came amid an investigative media report claiming that a RAW officer identified as Vikram Yadav was involved in the assassination plot of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US and the move was approved by the then Indian spy agency chief Samant Goel.
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is one of the main leaders of the Khalistan movement and the legal advisor and spokesperson for Sikhs for Justice, which aims to promote the idea of a separate Sikh state. The Indian government has declared Gurpatwant Singh Pannun a terrorist.
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