Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Case: A RAW member has been removed from his post in connection with the alleged conspiracy to kill Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannu. This action has been taken after investigating the American claims. Apart from this, there has been reshuffle in the posts of many other people.
According to the Bloomberg report, some officials have said on the condition of anonymity that the investigation has found that some people were involved in this conspiracy who were not authorized by the government. The people mentioned above, on condition of anonymity, said that the member, who was removed from his post in the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), had joined the agency from the paramilitary force. This RAW member is a mid-level officer. He told that after the investigation last week, changes were made in the posts of many other people, in the same sequence action has also been taken against the RAW member.
India has not yet disclosed
In fact, in November last year, several American lawyers had filed a case in the Manhattan court. It was alleged that Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta was working on the instructions of an unknown person. The Indian officer was involved in a conspiracy to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannu on American soil. No official disclosure has been made yet by India in this matter.
The officer was accused of conspiracy
It is believed that the RAW member who has been removed from his post is the same Indian Government officer who has been described as ‘CC-1’ in the Gupta case. In fact, in the Manhattan court case, CC-1 was described as a ‘senior officer’ responsible for ‘security management’ and ‘intelligence gathering’. It was alleged that this officer had directed the conspiracy on behalf of India.
Bloomberg reported that the person directly involved in Pannu’s alleged assassination attempt is no longer working for RAW. The report said the man is still employed by the government and India has not initiated any criminal proceedings against him. The report said that India has also informed US officials about the findings of the high-level committee.