NEW DELHI: An Indian inquiry committee will be arriving in Washington on Tuesday to continue its investigation into charges levelled by the US regarding the involvement of an Indian government official in a “foiled plot” to assassinate separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the US state department has informed.The panel plans to discuss the case, share…
TOI correspondent from London: The general counsel of banned outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, designated a terrorist by India, has produced a video making threats against India’s sovereignty once again, this time threatening to start independence movements in other states besides Punjab.“Mission of SFJ 2024 ONE India To 2047 NONE India,” Pannun…
NEW DELHI: The National Investing Agency on Friday swooped up several locations in Punjab in a terror-conspiracy case linked to Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and his banned outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ).The central probing agency conducted searches at one location in Moga, two locations in Bathinda and one location in Mohali, at premises connected…
NEW DELHI: India dismissed Khalistan secessionist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun‘s allegations in a US lawsuit against Indian govt officials, saying they were completely “unwarranted and unsubstantiate” imputations.Panun, who heads the radical Sikh for Justice outfit and has been designated a terrorist by India, has filed a civil lawsuit in a US federal district court demanding damages…
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been lodged against Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu for his alleged comments targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi regarding his statements made in the US about the Sikh community‘s condition in India, police confirmed on Thursday. The complaint was filed by a Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee official.In his comments, Bittu said,…
NEW DELHI: Indian national Nikhil Gupta, accused of involvement in an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist, pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in the US on Monday.Gupta, 52, who had traveled to Prague from India last year, was arrested by Czech authorities and extradited to the US last week.He is accused of being…
NEW DELHI: Nikhil Gupta, a 52-year-old Indian national, has been extradited from the Czech Republic to the United States, where he is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons website and a source familiar with the matter. Gupta is suspected by US authorities of being…
NEW DELHI: In an ongoing legal saga, the US State Department has refrained from making any statements regarding the investigation into the alleged conspiracy to assassinate Khalistani separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Emphasizing the need for due process, the department asserted that it would remain silent until the allegations are substantiated before a jury.Matthew Miller,…
NEW DELHI: The Russian foreign ministry on Wednesday dismissed all allegations made by the US against India regarding a foiled assassination attempt plot involving pro-Khalistan radical Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The Russian ministry said that Washington has not provided enough evidence to implicate Indian involvement in the case.“According to the information we have, Washington has not…
