A recent United States media report states that a hit team was hired and plotted an attack on Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US. Vikram Yadav, an officer in the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) wrote that the assassination is a "priority", reported the Washington Post.
According to the report, Yadav forwarded the details about the target, Pannun, including his New York address.
However, the Washington Post report claimed that the Ministry of External Affairs declined to comment on the article.
The report further added that "the assassination would be carried out when they confirm that Pannun was home".
Earlier, the US intelligence agencies assessed that the operation targeting Pannun was approved by the RAW chief at the time, Samant Goel. The intelligence agencies also had said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's national security adviser, Ajit Dical, was probably aware of the RAW's plan to kill Pannun, a US citizen.
A Financial Times report in November 2022 said that the US had foiled a plot to kill Pannun. It further added that the US issued "a warning" to the Indian government over its alleged involvement in the plotting to kill the Khalistan separatist.
