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TopicGurpatwant Singh Pannun

Topic: Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

Trapped in yrs-long probation battle, Vikash Yadav wrote to RAW chief about ‘humiliation, mental agony’

Cabinet Secretariat delayed Yadav's confirmation after he transferred from CRPF in 2013. In 2023, he was suspended in light of US's 'Pannun plot' allegations & later arrested in local case.

No new Red Corner Notice sought by India for Pannun since Interpol rejected 2nd request 2 yrs ago

1st request made in 2018 was rejected in 2019. An appeal filed in 2021 was rejected in 2022 citing 'insufficient evidence to prove links with terror attacks or its funding', it is learnt.

Canadian officials shared ‘intel’ on India with WaPo, while Trudeau decried leaks about China—Globe and Mail

Report says National Security and Intelligence Adviser Nathalie G. Drouin and dy minister David Morrison shared sensitive information on 'Indian interference' with Washington Post.

US and allies boast of killing whomever they want, yet lecture India on morality

To believe that educated Indians will never question their government is silly. We question the government every single day. Currently, we are worried about how our spy agencies are run.

In Vikash Yadav’s village, code of silence shields Pranpura’s ‘role model’. Family ‘never knew’ of RAW link

Family of ex-spy Vikash Yadav, charged by US in Pannun case, is left bewildered. Mother says entire family has been in govt service, father was BSF officer, brother is with Haryana Police.

How Delhi Police case against ex-RAW man Vikash Yadav could block extradition over Pannun murder plot

India mum on whether US has sought extradition of 'CC-1' Vikash Yadav. He was arrested by Delhi Police last year on attempted murder, kidnapping charges, but got bail this April.

R&AW must answer why it tolerates poor tradecraft, recruitment standards, officer oversight

The alleged plot to kill Khalistan propagandist and lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun had all the comic elements of an old-fashioned Bollywood cop movie.

Businessman who accused Vikash Yadav of kidnapping, assault was once booked for abduction himself

Ex-spy Yadav, named in Pannun murder plot in US, was arrested by Delhi Police in December 2023. The complainant in this case, a cafe owner, was an accused in another case from 10 yrs ago.

Vikash Yadav, charged in Pannun case, was arrested by Delhi Police for ‘attempted murder, kidnapping’

The ex-RAW officer, Yadav was also arrested last year in December and granted bail in April this year. He is on FBI’s 'most wanted' list.

US charges ‘CC-1’ Vikash Yadav for orchestrating Pannun murder plot. A timeline

The thwarted plan, which was first investigated by US law enforcement in May 2023, has led to charges against the former R&AW official as well as another Indian citizen, Nikhil Gupta.

On Camera

Why the thriving Indian diaspora in the US is not an asset anymore

The excessive publicity about Indian success stories and their high income and wealth levels has begun to breed envy and resentment in non-elite Americans.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?