Did India order the murder of a US Sikh separatist? Here’s what we know
Al JazeeraA US Justice Department indictment suggests an Indian government official tried to mastermind the assassination of US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The United States Department of Justice has announced charges against an Indian man accusing him of working for the Indian government to carry out the planned assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in New York. The suggestions from US officials that India might have been involved in an attempt at an extrajudicial killing on the soil of a friendly nation come six months after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused New Delhi of involvement in the assassination of another Sikh separatist leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, near Vancouver. Justice Department Announces Charges in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City Indian Government Employee Directed a Plot from India to Murder U.S.-Based Leader of Sikh Separatist Movementhttps://t.co/v1IDJXy46P pic.twitter.com/dxDmarrjH4 — National Security Division, U.S. Dept of Justice November 29, 2023 What has the Indian government said?