Pannun case: Unwarranted, unsubstantiated imputations, says India on media report
The Hindu
India refutes Washington Post's claim of Indian official plotting to kill Sikh extremist, calling it unwarranted and unsubstantiated.
A day after The Washington Post named an Indian official for allegedly plotting to eliminate Sikh extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, India on Tuesday, April 30. 2024 said the report made "unwarranted and unsubstantiated" imputations on a serious matter.
The newspaper, citing unnamed sources, named a Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officer in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate Pannun.
"The report in question makes unwarranted and unsubstantiated imputations on a serious matter," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
"There is an ongoing investigation of the high level committee set up by the Government of India to look into the security concerns shared by the US government on networks of organised criminals, terrorists and others," he said.
Mr. Jaiswal was responding to media queries on the report.
"Speculative and irresponsible comments on it are not helpful," Jaiswal said.
In November last year, US federal prosecutors charged Indian national Nikhil Gupta with working with an Indian government employee in the foiled plot to kill Pannun, a Sikh extremist on American soil.