A US court summoned the Indian government after Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun filed a civil lawsuit, alleging a plot to murder him. The summons by the US District Court for Southern District of New York names Government of India, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, former R&AW chief Samant Goel, R&AW agent Vikram Yadav, and Indian businessman Nikhil Gupta. The summons asks New Delhi and those named to file a reply within 21 days.
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A US District Court in the Southern District of New York has issued a summons to the Indian government after Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a prominent Khalistani terrorist, filed a civil lawsuit alleging a plot to assassinate him.
The lawsuit names key Indian officials, including the Government of India, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, former R&AW chief Samant Goel, R&AW agent Vikram Yadav, and Indian businessman Nikhil Gupta. The summons requires New Delhi and the named individuals to respond within 21 days.
At present, the Indian government has not officially responded to the summons. Pannun, who heads the radical organization Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and holds dual US-Canadian citizenship, shared the summons on his X (formerly Twitter) account, but the post has since been withheld.
In November, Financial Times reported that US authorities had thwarted an assassination plot targeting Pannun. Officials in the Biden administration later confirmed the existence of this plot.
In its first response to the lawsuit, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressed concern over the allegations. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi addressed the issue, stating,
“As regards the case against an individual that has been filed in a US court, allegedly linking him to an Indian official, this is a matter of concern. We have said that this is also contrary to government policy.”
The Indian government is reportedly conducting a high-level investigation into the matter.
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar, in May 2023, confirmed that India is looking into the case but stressed that the allegations would not derail the positive momentum of India-US relations.
“The United States brought to our attention certain information in good faith because we also believe some of it has implications for our own system,”
-Jaishankar said in an interview with media.
He further emphasized,
“We are investigating it. But I do not think the fundamental course of the upward trajectory of India-US is impacted by this at all.”
US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti echoed Jaishankar’s sentiments, telling media that this issue would not affect the growing ties between India and the US.
Pannun, who was designated a terrorist by the Indian government in 2020, is notorious for making inflammatory speeches and threats against Indian leaders and institutions.
Despite the ongoing legal developments, the Indian government remains committed to its diplomatic relationship with the US, which continues to grow stronger.
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