Khalistani terrorist Pannun claims plot against him: ‘Warned by FBI, Canadian police’

Khalistani separatist and dual US-Canadian citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun claimed on Tuesday that the FBI and Royal Canadian Mounted Police had warned him about a credible threat to his life. The threat comes after Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national, pleaded guilty to a 2023 plot to kill Pannun, for which he admitted to paying $15,000 to a hired killer.

Pannun, designated as a terrorist by India, said agents met him on August 12 and advised him to avoid travel until the threat was addressed. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police also contacted him by phone with a warning. Neither agency disclosed details of the alleged plot. Pannun stated the warning was issued under the US "Duty to Warn" law, which requires intelligence and law enforcement agencies to alert individuals about credible threats involving murder, serious bodily harm, or kidnapping.

Despite the threats, Pannun, who heads the banned pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice, said he is "unfazed and undaunted" and vowed to continue his campaign. He hoped US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would raise the issue with the Indian government. Pannun further alleged that Canadian law enforcement had issued "Duty to Warn" advisories to Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the weeks leading up to his June 18, 2023, murder in Surrey, British Columbia.

He believed that his public statements were having an impact. The US indictment also accused an "Indian government employee" in the Pannun plot, but India denied involvement in both cases.