Washington: The Indian investigative committee formed to probe allegations of the involvement of an Indian officer in the attempted murder of American citizen and separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu will visit the US today.

Actually, it was claimed that Indian officials were behind the attempt to murder Pannu. India had formed an investigation committee regarding these allegations. Now this team will visit America today i.e. on 15 October to investigate the allegations. The US State Department gave this information.

Indian investigation committee will visit Washington DC

PTI quoted the US State Department as saying that the investigative committee will visit Washington DC on October 15 as part of its ongoing investigation to discuss the matter, including the information they have received, and to get the latest information on the ongoing case from US authorities.

Further, the State Department said that India has informed the US that it is continuing its efforts to investigate other connections of the former government official and will take further action as necessary.

Last November, US prosecutors charged Indian national Nikhil Gupta for allegedly plotting to murder Pannu in New York.

Gupta was arrested in the Czech Republic in June last year and extradited to the US on June 14. India has denied the allegations but has set up an internal investigation team to probe it. In July this year, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the ban on Pannu's Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for another five years.

Search operations were conducted in Punjab

According to the ministry, Pannu's SFJ is known for anti-national and subversive activities in Punjab aimed at disrupting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India.

Last month, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had carried out searches at four locations across Punjab in a case related to alleged terror activities and incitement to violence by Sikh For Justice (SFJ) leader and pro-Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu.

The NIA teams raided premises linked to the suspects at one location in Moga, two locations in Bathinda and one location in Mohali. Several incriminating materials, including digital devices, were seized during the searches, which are being examined, ANI reported.

Who is Gurpatwant Singh Pannu?

Gurpatwant Singh Pannu has dual citizenship of the US and Canada and is wanted in India on charges of terrorism. Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, a resident of Khankot in Amritsar, studied law from Punjab University. After completing his studies, he went abroad where he tried to revive the Khalistani separatist movement in Punjab in collaboration with the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. He is currently living in the US and Canada.

Pannu serves as the head of the pro-Khalistani organisation Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). Pro-Khalistan Pannu is a lawyer by profession and has been a key organiser of the referendum demanding a separate Sikh country Khalistan.

These referendums have been held in countries with large Indian diasporas such as Canada, Britain and Australia. Pannu originally hails from Nathu Chak village in Punjab.

Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, one of the founders of US-based Sikh for Justice, used to constantly make separatist remarks on social media. He was often seen making anti-India remarks. Not only this, Pannu even burnt the Indian flag on social media, after which a case of treason was registered against him.