Indian intelligence involved in assassination plots in the United States. White House, reaction

The Washington Post reported Monday that an Indian intelligence officer was directly involved in a foiled plot to assassinate an American citizen and one of the most vocal critics of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the United States, as well as the separate shooting deaths of a Sikh activist last June in Canada.

“This is a serious matter and we take it very, very seriously,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters, according to Reuters. “We will continue to express our concern.”

We remind you that on November 29, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) made a surprising announcement. According to an analysis signed by journalist Hartosh Singh Bal and published in “Foreign Affairs” magazine, an Indian government official was involved in an assassination attempt on an American citizen on the territory of the United States, according to adevarul.ro.

According to the DOJ, that official offered $100,000 to an assassin to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun – an activist campaigning for the separation of the Indian state of Punjab and the formation of an independent country.

This is not the first incident in which Indian officials have been accused of trying to assassinate a Sikh separatist. Two months earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of being responsible for the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen shot in June outside a Sikh place of worship in British Columbia.

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