Very positive but not closed chapter: US envoy on India’s probe into Pannun plot

The recommendation by the Indian government’s inquiry committee to pursue legal action against an unidentified individual allegedly involved in an alleged foiled plot to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is a “really positive first step”, United States AmbassadorUnited States AmbassadorUnited States States States Ambassador Eric Garcetti told The Times of India on Thursday.

However, he said that the report does not mark a “closed chapter for India or for America” as the inquiry is only at the stage of recommending action. “So those actions presumably will have to be taken, prosecutors will have to win victories but it’s a very positive step,” Garcetti told the Hindustan Times.

“It delivered what the private interactions I had with Indian officials promised,” Garcetti said. “We said changes should be made to ensure this doesn’t happen again and people should be held accountable.”