'Dead' SFJ Chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Resurfaces In New Video From UN, Threatening Indian Diplomats
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the chief of the outlawed Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) who was earlier rumoured to have died, has resurfaced.
In a video where he claims to have been shot on July 5, Pannu can be seen standing in front of the UN headquarters in New York.
What Pannu said
"I am standing in front of the UN headquarters in New York. This is a place where Khalistan's flag will be hoisted one day," he said in the video.
He then went on to claim that Indian diplomats were responsible for the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot dead last month.
Murder of?Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Nijjar, who was declared a 'wanted terrorist' by the Indian government, was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen on the premises of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, of which he was the head, in the Punjabi-dominated Surrey city of British Columbia in Canada last month.
"Yes, we will hold Sandhu-Verma-Doraiswami-Malhotra-Vohra, the Indian diplomats in the US, Canada, UK, Italy and Australia responsible for the assassination of Nijjar," Pannu said in the video.
Nijjar, the Canada-based chief of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), was shot dead just three days after another high-profile Khalistan leader Avtar Singh Khanda died under mysterious circumstances in a UK hospital.
Khanda, who is believed to have trained Khalistani separatist leader, the now jailed Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh after the death of Deep Sidhu, was the face of the protests at the Indian High Commission in London.
Attack on Indian mission in San Francisco
In the video, Pannu also declared the third phase of the Khalistan referendum in Canada, on July 16 in Toronto and September 10 in Vancouver.
Pannu's open threat to Indian diplomats comes days after the Indian mission in San Francisco was attacked for the second time.
Two men set fire to the entrance to the Indian consulate in San Francisco on Saturday in a second instance of a breach of security, just a few months after the attack in March.
No one was hurt in the Saturday fire, which the local fire department put out.
The SJF had also released posters with pictures of top Indian diplomats in Canada, Australia, USA, UK and Germany.
The outfit also called for a protest march called 'Kill India' by Khalistanis on July 8.
India marks protest with Canada
Indian authorities, meanwhile, have reached out to UK and US counterparts and summoned the Canadian High Commissioner to India, issuing a demarche citing the country's apparent inaction against growing anti-India activities by Khalistani groups. The External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has warned Justin Trudeau government that inaction on his part can strain diplomatic relations.
For more on news, sports and current affairs from around the world, please visit?Indiatimes News.
