Us-India Relation Row | Khalistani terrorist Pannu’s murder conspiracy case: America said, will wait for the results of India’s investigation

United States State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Tuesday said the country is taking “very seriously” the matter related to allegations of an Indian official’s involvement in a plot to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. During a press briefing, Miller said, “We oppose international oppression, no matter where it occurs, or who is conducting it… It is not specific to India.” Miller also highlighted that India has launched an investigation into the matter and the US will await the results.

Matthew Miller said “With regard to this specific matter, there is an ongoing investigation and we do not talk about people on this platform, I will defer to the DOJ (US Department of Justice) to do that. But I will say that when it comes to the alleged “The incident was brought to our attention, and we have made it clear at the most senior levels of the Government of India… how seriously we take something like this.”

“They told us they will conduct an investigation. They have publicly announced the investigation and now we will wait to see the outcome of the investigation. This is something we take very seriously,” he said. Miller also commented on a question on the Canadian investigation into the killing of another Khalistani terrorist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Asked about his confidence in the Indian government’s cooperation with the US Justice Department, Miller said, “We have urged them to cooperate with the Canadian investigation. In connection with their own investigation, not in connection with the DOJ investigation.” “They have said they will conduct it. We look forward to seeing the results of that investigation, and I’m not going to make any assessment, obviously, until the investigation is completed.” Earlier this year, the US Justice Department had claimed in its indictment that an Indian government employee had directed the plot to murder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

India described it as “a matter of concern” and said follow-up action would be taken based on the findings of the panel investigating the allegations. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is a designated terrorist in India. The link between this conspiracy and the recent killing of Nijjar in Canada, in which Indian involvement has been alleged, could further strain diplomatic relations between India and Canada.