India rejects summons issued by US court for NSA Ajit Doval, RAW ex-chief in Pannun case

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New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis three-day visit to the US, the Indian government has rejectedsummons issued by a New York court for National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, former R&AW chief Samant Goel and others in relation to an alleged murder plot against Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun...

According to sources in the Indian security establishment, Doval will be accompanying the Prime Minister on his visit to the US from 21-23 September..

Pannun was designated an individual terrorist by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in 2020 for challenging the sovereignty, integrity and security of India and advocating a separate state of Khalistan..

Early Thursday morning, Pannun shared on social media a document part of the civil lawsuit filed in the US District Court for Southern District of New York naming Doval, the former R&AW chief, R&AW agent Vikram Yadav and jailed Indian businessman Nikhil Gupta...

Last November, India set up a high-level committee to look into accusations of the involvement of Indian government officials in the alleged assassination plot..

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