India has dismissed as "unwarranted and unsubstantiated" allegations made by The Washington Post that an Indian intelligence officer hired a hit team to kill US-based Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
A day after The Washington Post named an Indian official for allegedly plotting to eliminate Sikh extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, India on Tuesday said the report made unwarranted and unsubstantiated imputations on a serious matter.
Vikram Yadav allegedly hired a hit team to target Pannun. It is alleged that the operation to kill Pannun was approved by Samant Goel, the then chief of India s spy agency RAW, claims US media reports.
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