India Seeks FBI Intelligence on Sikh Separatists Amid Assassination Plot Investigation
The request comes as India denies involvement in a murder in Vancouver and announces an investigation into a plot in New York.
- India's National Investigations Agency (NIA) has requested the FBI to share intelligence on Sikh separatists residing in the US.
- The request comes amid investigations into allegations that an Indian official was linked to a plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on American soil.
- The issue of Sikh separatists operating against India from US soil was discussed in detail by security officials from both countries.
- India denies any connection to a June murder in a Vancouver suburb but has announced an investigation into US concerns about an alleged plot in New York.
- India has sought to distance the FBI chief's visit from the New York case, stating that the trip had been planned for some time.