- Gurpatwant Singh Pannun claimed on Tuesday that the FBI and Royal Canadian Mounted Police warned him of a fresh credible threat to his life, *The Globe and Mail* reported.
- Pannun, the general counsel of Sikhs for Justice and a dual US-Canada citizen, claimed that FBI agents visited him on August 20 and advised him not to travel until the threat was resolved.
- Neither the FBI nor the Royal Canadian Mounted Police provided details about the alleged plot that was uncovered.
- Neither agency responded to messages from *The Globe and Mail* seeking comment.
- In February, an Indian man named Nikhil Gupta pleaded guilty to a plot to kill Pannun, purportedly on orders from an Indian government employee.
- Gupta is expected to be sentenced on November 20 by a federal court in Manhattan.
- Court documents identify Gupta’s handler as Vikash Yadav, who, US officials said, had been employed by the government of India’s Cabinet Secretariat, which houses India’s foreign intelligence service, the Research and Analysis Wing.
- The indictment says Yadav reported to a boss in the Indian government, though that person is not named in US court filings.
Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has reported receiving warnings from the FBI and Royal Canadian Mounted Police regarding a credible threat to his life. During a visit on August 20, FBI agents advised him not to travel until the situation is resolved.123
Pannun, who serves as the general counsel for Sikhs for Justice and holds dual citizenship in the US and Canada, stated that he was instructed to inform the agencies if he planned to travel. However, neither the FBI nor the Royal Canadian Mounted Police provided details about the alleged threat, and both agencies did not respond to requests for comment from *The Globe and Mail*.
Despite the threats, Pannun expressed that he is “not afraid” of death threats. He urged the governments of Washington DC and Ottawa to confront Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding alleged threats to US and Canadian sovereignty. This comes in the wake of a previous incident where an Indian man, Nikhil Gupta, pleaded guilty to a plot to kill Pannun, reportedly on orders from an Indian government employee. Gupta is set to be sentenced on November 20 in a federal court in Manhattan.56
Court documents reveal that Gupta’s handler, Vikash Yadav, was employed by the Indian government’s Cabinet Secretariat, which oversees India’s foreign intelligence service, the Research and Analysis Wing. The indictment mentions that Yadav reported to a superior in the Indian government, although that individual is not named in US court filings.7
“Pannun, general counsel of Sikhs for Justice, said he was 'not afraid' of death threats but hoped Washington and Ottawa would confront Indian PM Modi over alleged sovereignty threats. The warning follows Nikhil Gupta's February guilty plea in a plot to kill Pannun, with sentencing set for November 20.”
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