Attorney and Sikh activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, seen in 2014, was said to be the target of the plot.
Photo: jewel samad/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—U.S.
authorities have stopped a plot targeting a Sikh activist and confronted the Indian government about the potential involvement of its agents, according to people familiar with the matter.
The breakup of the plot, targeting Gurpatwant Singh Pannun , who is a lawyer for a group called Sikhs for Justice, comes two months after Canadian authorities publicly accused India of playing a role in the killing of another Sikh separatist leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in British Columbia earlier this year.
Persons:
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, samad, Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Organizations:
Agence France, Getty, WASHINGTON —, Justice
Locations:
WASHINGTON — U.S, India, British Columbia