The latest comments come a week after State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Washington was “satisfied” following a meeting with an Indian inquiry committee to probe the Pannun case.
The US said it wants to see meaningful accountability from India in its investigation into the foiled assassination plot of Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
During a press briefing on Tuesday, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said that the US “won’t be delighted until there is meaningful accountability resulting from that investigation.”
Patel’s remarks came a week after State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Washington was “satisfied” following a meeting with an Indian inquiry committee to probe the case.
As for the meeting with the inquiry committee, the Deputy Spokesperson said that “there was valuable engagement and information was exchanged between our two governments to further our respective investigations.”
“We understand that the Indian inquiry committee will continue its investigation, and we expect to see further steps based on last week’s conversations,” he added.
Patel refused to elicit more information on the issue, claiming the US and India were investigating the case, and the problem remains active.
While addressing the media last week, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the Indian inquiry committee had informed the US that the individual who was accused of directing the assassination plot on American soil is “no longer an employee of the Indian government.”.
“They said that the person named in that Justice Department indictment is no longer employed with the Indian government,” he said.
