US Demands Accountability from Indian Government in Pannun Case

Aug 2 :
The nation's capital, August 2: Regarding the inquiry into the alleged assassination attempt on Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a terrorist from Khalistani, the US reaffirmed its expectation that India will take responsibility. According to the US State Department, senior-level US officials continue to voice their "concerns" to the Indian administration.

According to State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel, "We continue to expect accountability from the Government of India, in relation to an alleged role of an Indian government employee in the failed attempt to assassinate a US citizen on US soil that occurred by summer. We continue to raise our concerns directly with the Indian government at senior levels." This statement was made during a briefing on Thursday (local time).

Regarding the media coverage of another attempted assassination of Pannun in Canada, Patel stated, "The news out of Canada, I would refer you to the Canadian government to comment on issues that are happening within their law enforcement system."

The purported assassination plot involving Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, an Indian person and a pro-Khalistani terrorist, allegedly failed, and Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national, is accused of being involved.

He pled "not guilty" upon his extradition from the Czech Republic to the United States earlier in June, where he will face trial. Gupta, 52, is a suspected Indian government operative who allegedly conspired with others to plan the New York City killing of Pannun, according to the US Justice Department.

Both Pannun and his Canadian and American citizenship make him a terrorist-designated individual according to India. A US citizen and leader of the Sikh Separatist Movement located in the US were both targeted for possible assassination plots in November, when an indictment against an Indian person was released by the US Justice Department.

The US government allegedly prevented an assassination plot hatched by an unnamed Indian national named Nikhil Gupta after the Justice Department asserted that an unnamed Indian government employee (CC-1) had enlisted Gupta's help in hiring a hitman to carry out the murder.

The Justice Department has stressed that the claims contained in the indictment are only that: accusations. Until proven guilty, the defendant is considered innocent.

In November of last year, in response to the security concerns raised by the US administration, India established a high-level probe group. The Indian government is taking these kinds of suggestions very seriously, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, since they affect India's national security interests and other relevant ministries are looking into it