Barkha Dutt LIVE: US authorities have reportedly foiled a bid to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. Officials are also believed to have issued a warning to India about its possible role in the matter. The development comes days after the National Investigation Agency booked him for threatening Air India passengers.
According to a Financial Times report citing unnamed sources, US federal prosecutors have filed a sealed indictment against at least one alleged perpetrator of the plot.
White House spokesperson Adrienne Watson said that India expressed "surprise and concern" after learning about its alleged involvement in a plot to kill Pannun. India stated that activity of "this nature was not their policy", Reuters reported, quoting Watson.
India's Ministry of External Affairs reacted to the report saying it had received "some inputs" from the US during a recent discussion on security matters about a 'nexus' between organised criminals, terrorists and others.
In a statement, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that these inputs pertained to a nexus between organised criminals, terrorists and others, but did not specify where. "The inputs are a cause of concern for both countries and they decided to take necessary follow up action," Bagchi said.
"On its part, India takes such inputs seriously since it impinges on our own national security interests as well. Issues in the context of US inputs are already being examined by relevant departments," he added.
Barkha Dutt speaks to
Suhasini Haidar | Diplomatic Editor, The Hindu
Sanjay Lazar | Kanishka Bombing Victim
Amb Dilip Sinha | Former Diplomat
Amb Manjeev Puri | Former Diplomat
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