America asked for information about Vikas Yadav, officials in touch with MEA consular office

New Delhi : America seems to be more active in the case of Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu. It is believed that America has sought information about Vikas Yadav from India. Vikas Yadav was charged by US authorities for his/her alleged role in the foiled conspiracy to assassinate Sikh separatist GS Pannu. According to the information received by our associate newspaper Economic Times, after the US Justice Department announced charges against Vikas Yadav, associated with the Cabinet Secretariat, on Friday, preliminary talks have started. America can also contact the Consular Section of the Ministry of External Affairs in this matter. Is. However, the US cannot seek Yadav’s extradition without any court order. Sources also said that since Yadav has a legal case registered against him/her in India, till the time he/she is serving his/her sentence here, his/her extradition is not possible and it may take several years.

extradition treaty between india and usa

India-US signed extradition treaty in 1997. A key section of the treaty states, “While extradition shall not be granted for a political offence, the following shall not be considered a political offence: murder or any other intentional act committed against a Head of State or Head of Government or a member of his/her family.” crime, hijacking of aircraft, aviation sabotage, crimes against internationally protected persons including diplomats, hostage-taking, crimes related to illicit drugs, or any other crime for which both contracting states are extradited in accordance with a multilateral international agreement Have a responsibility to do.

Allegation of conspiracy to murder Pannu

61 extradition requests sent by India to America have not been accepted yet. Yadav, 39, was previously referred to as ‘CC-1’ in the original 2023 indictment, but he/she was not named at that time. Yadav is accused of recruiting Nikhil Gupta – who is currently imprisoned in the US – to help him/her plot the murder. The US Justice Department formally named Yadav in a second superseding indictment, which was unsealed in the Southern District of New York.

Included in FBI’s wanted list

The US investigative agency alleged that Yadav abused his/her authority and used classified information to coordinate an assassination attempt on a prominent Indian government critic on US soil. The FBI has included Yadav in its wanted list after a federal arrest warrant was issued in the Southern District of New York. he/she is accused of murder for hire and conspiracy to commit money laundering.