New Delhi has dismissed the allegations as “completely unwarranted and unsubstantiated” ahead of Narendra Modi’s visit to New York
A New York court has summoned the Indian government and its national security adviser in connection with an alleged assassination attempt against Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York.
Pannun, who holds US and Canadian citizenship, was designated as a “terrorist” by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs in 2020 for “challenging the sovereignty, integrity and security” of the country and advocating for a separate state for Sikhs, Khalistan. He heads Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), an organization outlawed in India since 2019.
On Thursday, Pannun, who is a New York-based lawyer, shared a document which is part of a civil lawsuit that he filed against the Indian government and its top intelligence officials in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The summons from the US court requests that the Indian government and the other named parties file a reply within 21 days.
⚡️India Receives US Court Summons In Alleged Khalistan Terrorist Murder Plot
The letter came after Gurpatwant Singh Pannun filed a civil lawsuit alleging the government planned to kill him. https://t.co/aQFm9hfnPy pic.twitter.com/sYT7jb0pg8
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