India reacts after US court summons government in plot to murder Gurpatwant Pannun

The Centre reacted sharply to a US court issuing summons to the government and top officials in connection with the assassination attempt on Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, leader of the pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice.

In a statement, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, "As we've said earlier, these are completely unwarranted and unsubstantiated imputations. Now that this particular case has been lodged, it doesn't change our views about the underlying situation. I would only invite your attention to the person behind this particular case whose antecedents are well known."

"I would also underline the fact that the organisation so-called that this person represents is an unlawful organisation, has been declared as such under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act of 1967 and it has been done so on account of its involvement in anti-national and subversive activities aimed at disrupting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India," he added.