Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
Indo-Canadian leader of Khalistan movement
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| January 2025 | India's Ministry of Home Affairs recommended legal action against an individual allegedly involved in the assassination plot against Pannun. |
| October 2024 | Former Indian intelligence official Vikash Yadak was charged by the US with the attempted murder of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. |
| November 2023 | The Financial Times reported that US authorities had thwarted a plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the United States, with federal prosecutors filing a sealed indictment against a suspect in a New York district court. |
| November 19 2023 | Warned of potential danger to individuals planning to travel by Air India on the date of the 2023 Cricket World Cup finals, prompting an investigation by Canada's Transport Minister and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. |
| September 2023 | Released a controversial video warning Indo-Canadian Hindus to leave Canada, which was widely condemned by Canadian politicians including Pierre Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh, and federal cabinet ministers. |
| September 2023 | Pannun recorded calling for the 'political death' of Prime Minister Modi and two of his ministers. |
| June 2023 | After Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, a White House spokesperson confirmed that the US had informed India about the assassination plot against Pannun. |
| October 2022 | Interpol rejected India's second request to issue a Red Corner Notice against Pannun on terror charges, citing insufficient information. |
| 2020 | Gurpatwant Singh Pannun was designated as a terrorist by the government of India, likely due to his prominent role in the Khalistan movement and his work with Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). |
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