US media report names RAW officer who 'hired hit team' to kill Gurpatwant Pannun

US media report names RAW officer who 'hired hit team' to kill Gurpatwant Pannun

A report in the Washington Post claims that a man referred to as 'CC-1' in the indictment filed on the alleged murder plot to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was a RAW officer, Vikram Yadav.

A Washington Post report names former RAW officer for plotting attack on Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

Vikram Yadav forwarded Pannun hired hit team to kill Pannun, claims report

India has denied allegations of alleged murder conspiracy of Pannun

Vikram Yadav, a former officer in the Research and Analysis Wing, had hired a hit team and plotted an attack on Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, a report by the Washington Post has claimed.

According to the report, Vikram Yadav forwarded details about Pannun, including his New York address.

The Washington Post claimed that the Ministry of External Affairs declined to respond to 

In November 2022, a report in the Financial Times stated that the US had foiled a plot to kill Pannun. The report also claimed that the US issued "warning" to the Indian government over concerns that New Delhi was "involved in the plot" to eliminate Pannun.

India had staunchly denied the US allegations, stating that the so-called conspiracy to murder Pannun was "contrary to government policy".

Following this, an indictment was filed in a Manhattan court claiming a man named Nikhil Gupta colluded with the Indian government official in the plan to murder Pannun, who holds dual citizenship of the US and Canada.

The indictment referred to an unnamed person, 'CC-1', who allegedly directed the plot to kill Pannun from India. He recruited Nikhil Gupta in May 2023 to orchestrate Pannun's killing, the charges ststate.

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