Indian got employee ‘indicted’ in Pannun case removed: US
Washington: An Indian national and government employee has been removed from his position by the Indian government following a foiled attempt to assassinate pro-Khalistan activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
According to Kashmir Media Service, this action comes in light of an indictment issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, as revealed by a statement from the U.S. State Department.
The announcement follows the recent visit of an Indian inquiry team to the U.S., which is investigating any connections between Indian entities and attacks targeting the Sikh community in America.
US State Department Spokesperson Mathew Miller answering questions about the Indian inquiry team said “they (India) did inform us that the individual who was named in the Department of Justice indictment is no longer an employee of the Indian Government”.
Though Miller did not clarify who he was referring too, however an Indian Government employee is listed as ‘CC-1’ in the Department of Justice ‘indictment’. He is Indian police officer, who was posted in North America.
Miller said the India and US had a meeting, the US Government broadly – updated members of the Committee of Inquiry (from India) about the investigation that the US has been conducting. We’ve received an update from them (India) on the investigation that they have been conducting”.
He said the US would monitor the progress. “We’re going to monitor this going forward. We’re going to stay in close touch with (India) as they move forward with their own inquiry, and we’ll be watching closely”.
