’Good and appropriate’ : Blinken on Indian investigation into alleged foiled plot to kill Pannun

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called US Justice Department’s indictment of an Indian national for his alleged involvement in a foiled plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Pannun, a US-based leader of the Sikh Separatist Movement, an ongoing legal matter. He said the Indian government’s decision to investigate the matter was “good and appropriate” and added that the US looked forward to seeing the results. Asked about the US charging an Indian national in murder for hire scheme targeting a Sikh separatist, Blinken said, ’With regard to India, first, this is an ongoing legal matter. So you’ll understand I can’t comment on it in detail. I can say that this is something we take very seriously. A number of us have raised this directly with the Indian Government in past weeks. The government announced today that it was conducting an investigation, and that’s good and appropriate, and we look forward to seeing the results.’ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: » Like us on Facebook: » Tweet us on Twitter: » Follow us on Instagram: » Find us on LinkedIn : » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: » Find us on Spotify: » Find us on Apple Podcasts: