The civil lawsuit filed by Gurupatwant Singh Pannun targets top officials, including National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and former R&AW chief Samant Goel, over an alleged plot to kill him in New York. India's Ministry of External Affairs rejected the claims while noting that the summons bypassed the proper channel, the Ministry of Law and Justice. The legal action parallels a broader U.S. criminal case involving Nikhil Gupta and alleged R&AW associate Vikash Yadav. To address Washington's formal concerns regarding the incident, the Indian government established a dedicated investigative committee.
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India completely rejected the civil summons, characterizing the lawsuit brought by Gurupa…: India completely rejected the civil summons, characterizing the lawsuit brought by Gurupatwant Singh Pannun as malicious and entirely unsubstantiated.
The Ministry of External Affairs affirmed that incoming judicial notices must strictly ro…: The Ministry of External Affairs affirmed that incoming judicial notices must strictly route through India's Ministry of Law and Justice.
The civil litigation remains closely linked to an ongoing United States Department of Jus…: The civil litigation remains closely linked to an ongoing United States Department of Justice criminal investigation involving Indian nationals.
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NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday rejected "fabricated and malicious attacks on New Delhi's officials after the US state department reportedly served the government with federal court summons in a civil case filed by designated terrorist Gurupatwant Singh Pannun.During the weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal termed the lawsuit as "frivolous", saying that requests for the service of judicial documents can only be routed through India's designated central authority."We reject the fabricated and malicious attacks on our high officials, as also the frivolous lawsuits," Jaiswal said."Requests for the service of judicial documents in India can only be routed through India's designated central authority, that is, the ministry of law and justice," he added.Last month, the US state department served federal court summons to New Delhi after Sikh separatist Pannun named number of Indian officials, including national security adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and former chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) Samant Goel.
The order marks a fresh procedural development in the lawsuit, which concerns an alleged plot to assassinate Pannun in New York in 2023.The…
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