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‘Working for country’: Family of ex-Indian official rejects Pannun murder plot allegations | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The family of Vikash Yadav, an ex-official charged by the US with orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot against Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has expressed disbelief and shock over the allegations, maintaining that he is innocent despite serious accusations being levelled against him. According to Yadav’s relatives, the 39-year-old has firmly rejected the charges, describing them as nothing more than "false media reports" in a conversation with his cousin.Speaking from their ancestral village of Pranpura, located around 100 kilometers from New Delhi, Avinash Yadav recounted his discussion with Vikash, highlighting the former official’s assertion that the allegations lacked any basis. "The family has no information" about him working for the spy agency, Yadav's cou...

Vikash Yadav, charged in Pannun case, was arrested by Delhi Police for ‘attempted murder, kidnapping’

19Oct

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Vikash Yadav, charged in Pannun case, was arrested by Delhi Police for ‘attempted murder, kidnapping’

New Delhi: Former CAPF and R&AW officer Vikash Yadav, accused by the US Department of Justice in the “murder for hire” plot against Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and money laundering, was arrested by the Delhi Police on charges of attempted murder, kidnapping, extortion, and Arms Act violations, sources confirmed to ThePrint. He is on the FBI’s “most wanted” list, with a federal arrest warrant issued against him on 10 October. Yadav, sources confirmed, was arrested in December last year and granted bail in April this year. According to highly placed sources in the Delhi Police, Yadav was arrested after a complaint was filed and an FIR was subsequently registered under Indian Penal Code sections 364A (kidnapping for ransom), 307 (attempt to murder), 328 (causing hurt by...

9Oct

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Afghan immigrant arrested in Oklahoma for planning election day ‘terrorist attack’ – Times of India

The Department of Justice in Washington (Picture Credit: AP) An Afghan man, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, and his underage accomplice were arrested in Oklahoma for allegedly planning an election day “terrorist attack,” the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday.Tawhedi is a resident of Oklahoma City since entering the US from Afghanistan on a special immigrant visa.They were both arrested on Monday after attempting to purchase two AK-47 rifles and ammunition from undercover FBI agents.According to the indictment, Tawhedi searched online for ways to access cameras in Washington, DC, and researched states where firearms could be obtained without a license. He also viewed live feeds from the White House and Washington Monument webcams.Tawhedi said that the attack was in the name of Islamic state...