Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
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Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is an Indian-American lawyer known for advocating for an autonomous Sikh homeland.[1][2][3] He currently resides in the United States.
On November 29, 2023, the USA extradited another Indian man Nikhil Gupta over allegations that an Indian diplomat had hired him to orchestrate Pannum's assassination.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hannah Rabinowitz, Yong Xiong, Evan Perez (2023-11-29). "Prosecutors charge Indian man in attempted murder-for-hire plot against Sikh activist on US soil". CNN. Archived from the original on 2023-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20231130022420/https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/29/politics/us-prosecutors-charge-indian-man-with-attempted-murder-for-hire-plot-against-sikh-activist-on-us-soil/index.html. Retrieved 2023-11-29. "Authorities say Nikhil Gupta, 52, worked with an unnamed Indian official to set up a meeting with an undercover officer he believed to be a hitman to target the victim, a US citizen who is unnamed in the indictment but described as an attorney and vocal critic of the Indian government."
- ↑ Arjun Sengupta (2023-11-30). "US govt charges Indian in ‘foiled plot to kill Khalistani separatist’: What we know about Nikhil Gupta, the ‘murder conspiracy’". Indian Express (New Delhi). Archived from the original on 2023-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20231130031918/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/us-govt-khalistan-assassination-pannun-9047622/. Retrieved 2023-11-29. "According to the DoJ release, 'Earlier this year, an Indian government employee, working together with others, including Gupta, in India and elsewhere, directed a plot to assassinate on US soil an attorney and political activist who is a US citizen of Indian origin residing in New York City.'"
- ↑ Shubhajit Roy (2023-11-23). "US thwarted plot to kill Khalistan separatist Pannun, warned India, says report". Indian Express (New Delhi). Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20231122201625/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/us-foiled-plot-to-kill-khalistani-separatist-gurpatwant-singh-pannun-in-america-report-9037972/. Retrieved 2023-11-29. "According to the FT report, the US, Canada and allies shared details – the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada are part of the intelligence-sharing network 'Five Eyes' – and the Nijjar killing and the Pannun assassination plot sparked concerns 'about a possible pattern of behaviour' on Delhi’s part."
