Thursday, November 21st, 2024

What is the FBI doing? ‘Wanted’ posters released in Punjabi and Hindi for Vikas Yadav


New Delhi : The FBI’s new move against Vikas Yadav, accused of unsuccessfully plotting the murder of Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, has surprised people. The US investigating agency has released ‘wanted’ posters in Punjabi and Hindi to nab the dismissed RAW operative. The FBI website already had a poster of Yadav. The notice surprised many as while Yadav was not absconding, Indian authorities informed their US counterparts that he/she was in jail for alleged robbery and was currently out on bail. Is.

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FBI poster

Pannu’s rumors increased interest!

Sources said the FBI’s unusual interest in nabbing Yadav stems from rumors spread by Sikh for Justice (SFJ) chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannu. It was said that Vikas Yadav could be in the areas of Haryana and Punjab. Yadav has been charged in a New York court with conspiring to murder Pannu. In this, FBI has also arrested alleged drug dealer of Indian origin Nikhil Gupta.

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Case against Gupta along with Vikas

Gupta was detained by Czech Republic authorities at Prague airport in June last year on the request of the US government. he/she was accused of allegedly working with an undercover police officer and hiring a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) informant to murder Pannu. Gupta was later handed over to US authorities around the first week of November 2023. Shortly before this, a case was filed in a New York court.

Vikas’s extradition will not be easy

The FBI’s efforts show that Yadav is a top priority for US law enforcement. However, his/her arrest and subsequent extradition may not be an easy task. The Indian government is likely to reiterate its demand regarding the two pending extraditions. One of them is former DEA informant David Coleman Headley alias Dawood Gilani, a LeT operative. Heldin had done recce for the gang that caused the 26/11 devastation in Mumbai. While the other one is Tahawwur Rana, who is wanted in this case.

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