Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun: After Canada, now America has also accused the Indian government, politics has heated up on this. The US has accused former Indian intelligence officer Vikas Yadav of conspiring to unsuccessfully assassinate Khalistan terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu. Vikas Yadav was earlier associated with the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). America has accused him of trying to murder Pannu. The US Justice Department has accused a former RAW officer of attempted murder and money laundering by hired killers.
Violence against Americans will not be tolerated
“The FBI will not condone acts of violence or retaliation against people living in the United States,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement. This conspiracy was allegedly launched in May 2023. Vikas Yadav, who was reportedly an Indian government employee at the time, allegedly helped people living in India and abroad to carry out the murder. Their target was India-designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu who is pro-Khalistan.
Former Indian spy accused of conspiracy to murder Pannu
According to the report, Vikas Yadav is currently in India, but US officials may demand his extradition. Vikas Yadav is accused of giving contract to an Indian citizen for the murder of Pannu. Nikhil Gupta was arrested in Prague in June last year and later extradited to the US. However, Nikhil said that he is not guilty. The charge sheet details how RAW agent Vikas Yadav had hired Nikhil Gupta to plot the murder of Pannu. US authorities argue that Nikhil Gupta felt the need to kill Pannu shortly after Nijjar was murdered in Canada in 2023. According to the allegation, Nikhil Gupta believed that there was no need to wait for the murder of Pannu after the murder of Nijjar.