In a new video, pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has issued a threat against former Indian ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu. The leader of the banned outfit offered Rs 25 lakh to anyone who “targets” Sandhu.
Pannun, in the video, blamed Sandhu for the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Khalistani separatist who was killed on June 18, 2023 in Canada’s British Columbia.
According to top intelligence sources, this is an open threat to Sandhu, who joined the BJP on Tuesday.
“Pannun is provoking people to attack Sandhu because he was the Indian ambassador in the US. This is a very serious threat and we will take it to our counterparts,” an official said.
Pannun, a Sikh extremist and known to be an American and Canadian citizen, is a leader of the so called ‘Sikhs for Justice’. He is wanted by Indian probe agencies on various terror charges.
The SFJ is a US-based organisation banned by the Government of India under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for its anti-India activities.
In July 2020, Pannun was also declared an “individual terrorist” under the UAPA for promoting secessionism and allegedly encouraging Punjabi Sikh youth to take up arms.
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