US 'expects India's accountability' in probe linking RAW officer to Pannun plot
US ‘expects India’s accountability’ in probe linking RAW officer to Pannun plot
The United States has said it expects “accountability” from the Indian government on allegations related to the plot to assassinate Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. The development comes after India on Tuesday rejected a report in the Washington Post, alleging that a former Indian intelligence officer plotted to assassinate Pannun.Â
Addressing the media, US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said, “We continue to expect accountability from the Government of India based on the results of the Indian enquiry committee’s work, and we are regularly working with them and enquiring for additional updates.”
“We’ll also continue to raise our concerns directly with the Indian Government at senior levels, but beyond that, I’m not going to parse into this further and will defer to the Department of Justice,” Patel said when asked about the report, which identified the (Research and Analysis Wing) RAW officer as Vikram Yadav and alleged that he was involved in the plot to assassinate Pannun.
The report claimed that Yadav, a former RAW officer, hired a hit team to target Pannun, a designated terrorist by India who resides in the United States.
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