'Malicious': India flays US court summons to NSA over lawsuit by terrorist Pannun
The Indian government has condemned a US federal court summons issued to its national security officials regarding a civil lawsuit filed by Sikh separatist Gurupatwant Singh Pannun. India labeled the lawsuit as 'fabricated and malicious' and insisted that judicial documents must be routed through official government channels.
Why it matters
This legal development escalates diplomatic tensions between India and the US over allegations of extraterritorial assassination plots.
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday condemned "fabricated and malicious" attacks on New Delhi's officials after the US state department reportedly served the government with federal court summons in a civil case filed by designated terrorist Gurupatwant Singh Pannun.During the weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal termed the lawsuit as "frivolous", saying that requests for the service of judicial documents can only be routed through India's designated central authority."We reject the fabricated and malicious attacks on our high officials, as also the frivolous lawsuits," Jaiswal said."Requests for the service of judicial documents in India can only be routed through India's designated central authority, that is, the ministry of law and justice," he added.Last month, the US state department served federal court summons to New Delhi after Sikh separatist Pannun named number of Indian officials, including national security adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and former chief of the…
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