US summons Ajit Doval

The US State Department has summoned the Indian government in connection with a case filed by terrorist Gurpat Singh Pannu. Pannu has named National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, former head of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Samant Goyal, and several other Indian officials as respondents in the case. All of them have been summoned by the United States.

The summons were issued by the US State Department on May 9, 2020. It was sent to the Indian Embassy in Washington. Gurpat Want Singh is a US citizen. He had earlier filed a case alleging that the Indian government had conspired to murder him. An Indian named Nikhil Gupta has been appointed for this purpose. The case was investigated by police in the United States. Nikhil Gupta was arrested in Prague, Czech Republic in June 2023. He was extradited to the United States. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has strongly condemned the US summons to Indian officials.