Vikash Yadav (above) has now been charged by the US Division of Justice in reference to the assassination try on pro-Khalistan terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun | FBI
Vikash Yadav, a former Analysis and Evaluation Wing (RAW) official, has been named by the US Division of Justice in reference to a failed assassination try on Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
Yadav's attorneys RK Handoo and Aditya Choudhary have strongly denied the allegations and stated he’s being made a “scapegoat in worldwide politics”. In an interview with India Right this moment, each attorneys stated that the allegations have been baseless and Yadav had by no means traveled overseas and solely got here to know concerning the allegations by media reviews.
The US Justice Division accused Yadav, referred to in its indictment as CC-1, of being a part of a conspiracy to assassinate Pannun, a chosen terrorist chief. Yadav's attorneys described the costs as a conspiracy towards India and the Indian authorities and dismissed them as politically motivated.
The attorneys additionally addressed earlier extortion allegations towards Yadav and rejected claims that they have been supposed to guard him from extradition to the US. They burdened that the Indian judicial system was dealing with the matter following due course of and stated it was unfair to assert that the case was filed to stop his extradition.
Yadav is known as as a co-conspirator within the Pannun killing plot
Yadav is accused of working with co-conspirators in India and overseas to arrange Pannun's homicide. The US indictment alleges that Yadav, together with one other accused individual, Nikhil Gupta, employed somebody to hold out the homicide for $100,000. Nevertheless, it turned out that the employed murderer was an FBI informant, which led to the conspiracy's failure. Gupta has already been extradited to the US and faces fees.
The Indian Overseas Ministry responded to the US accusation and clarified that the individual concerned within the assassination not works for the Indian authorities.
Nevertheless, Yadav's authorized group continues to assert that their shopper is being unfairly focused, calling the allegations an try to undermine India on the worldwide stage.