NEW YORK (Kashmir English): A U.S. federal court has issued summons to the Indian government in a case concerning a plot to assassinate Sikh leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
Judicial notices have also been sent to several individuals, including India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, former chief of the Indian intelligence agency RAW Samant Goel, Vikram Yadav, Nikhil Gupta, and others.
The U.S. Department of State delivered these judicial notices to the Indian Embassy via diplomatic channels.
According to the State Department, the judicial notices and summons were transmitted to the Indian Embassy on October 9, 2026.
In September 2024, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun filed a lawsuit against the Indian government, Ajit Doval, and others. Former RAW chief Samant Goel, Vikram Yadav, and Nikhil Gupta are also named in the case.
In his response to this development, the Director General of the ISPR stated that India is sponsoring, providing intelligence for, financing, and facilitating terrorist activities across the globe.
