Webin november last year, us federal prosecutors charged indian national nikhil gupta with working with an indian government employee in the foiled plot to kill gurpatwant singh. Weba day after the washington post identified the intelligence official involved in the assassination plot of khalistan separatist gurpatwant singh pannun, india on. Webgurpatwant singh pannun, the target of a foiled murder plot in the united states, is an immigration attorney charged with terrorism in india for advocating. Has thwarted a plot to kill sikh separatist leader gurpatwant singh pannun on american soil, a u. s. Official familiar with the matter said wednesday. Webthe statement alarmed many and revived memories of the 1985 air india bombing, blamed on sikh militants, in which all 329 people on board were killed. Webaccording to the report, the target of the plot was gurpatwant singh pannun, an american and canadian citizen who is the leader of sikhs for justice (sfj). Webseveral visuals are being widely shared on social media platforms, along with the claim stating that gurpatwant singh pannun, leader of the banned group sikhs for. Webkhalistani terrorist gurpatwant singh pannun has become a talking point on social media with many people speculating that the founder of the separatist sikhs for. Weban indictment unsealed in new york on wednesday says indian national nikhil gupta, 52, was recruited by the indian official to arrange the killing. Webthe surveillance took the lid off what the us alleges was an indian government initiative to assassinate khalistan activist and attorney gurpatwant singh. Webpannun was charged with terrorism and conspiracy in november after he posted a video on social media where he was perceived to be issuing a threat to. Webjust two weeks ago, the united states accused an indian government official of being involved in a conspiracy to kill an american citizen on its home soil. Webus prosecutors claimed that a man named nikhil gupta had paid $100,000 (£79,000) in cash to a hitman to assassinate mr pannun and that he was allegedly. Webus authorities say an indian government official directed a plot to assassinate sikh separatist leader gurpatwant singh pannun in new york.
