India has security interests in Pannun case, probing info given by US, says Jaishankar

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New Delhi: External affairs minister S. Jaishankar said Monday that India continues to investigate information that the US has provided about an alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil since Indias national security interests are involved in the case..

This comes a day after US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said it was an unacceptable red line for government employees to be involved in assassination attempts...

In this particular case, there has been certain information, which has been provided to us, which we are investigating It is something (that) we are investigating as we believe our own national security interests are involved in that investigation, said Jaishankar during a press briefing at the BJP headquarters in Delhi Monday.. As and when we have something to say on the investigation, we would be very glad to speak about it..

A day prior, the US ambassador told ANI that India and the US were working together in the investigation into the alleged assassination plot against Pannun, adding, however, that a red line must never be crossed...

After the unsealing of the indictment, India constituted a high-level inquiry committee in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate Pannun, who holds both American and Canadian citizenship and is designated a terrorist by India...

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