U.S. thwarts plot to kill Sikh separatist, issues warning to India: report
The Hindu
U.S. authorities have thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States and issued a warning to India over concerns that the Indian government was involved, the Financial Times reported
U.S. authorities have thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States and issued a warning to India over concerns that the Indian government was involved, the Financial Times reported on November 22, citing unnamed sources.
There was no immediate response from the Ministry of External Affairs on the report.
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