Posted 11/22/2023, 2:10:00 PM
U.S. Warns India After Foiling Plot to Kill Sikh Separatist on American Soil
- U.S. authorities thwarted a plot to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the U.S. and issued a warning to India over concerns of Indian government involvement
- The plot was foiled by the FBI after President Biden welcomed Indian PM Modi on a state visit in June
- The report comes after Canada accused Indian agents of being linked to the June murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
- Both Pannun and Nijjar support the separatist Khalistan movement, deemed a security threat by India
- The U.S. shared intelligence about the foiled plot with allies after Canada publicly blamed Indian agents for Nijjar's murder