'No Reliable Evidence': Russia Refutes US Allegations Against India In Pannun Murder Plot

When asked to respond to The Washington Post report, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said, “According to the information we have, Washington has not yet provided any reliable evidence of the involvement of Indian citizens in the preparation of the murder of a certain GS Pannun. Speculation on this topic in the absence of evidence is unacceptable.”

In November of last year, US federal prosecutors charged Indian national Nikhil Gupta, alleging his involvement alongside an Indian government employee in the foiled assassination plot targeting Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Pannun, spokesperson for banned ‘Sikhs for Justice’ and a designated terrorist in India, holds dual citizenship in the US and Canada.

A recent report by The Post claimed that a RAW official, identified as Vikram Yadav, was involved in the assassination plot of Pannun and the move was approved by the then Indian spy agency chief Samant Goel.