Delhi Police on alert after Khalistani separatist Pannun’s video threat to attack Parliament

Senior Delhi Police officers said extra security has been deployed around Central and New Delhi district areas, and in and around Parliament to prevent any possible breach of law and order. “The deployment is in view of the video and also in general where we step up security around important premises in the city,” said the officer.

The video had a picture of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and Pannun can be heard claiming that the Narendra Modi government tried to “kill” him and that they will respond on December 13. “Our response will shake the very foundation of the Parliament,” he claimed in the purported video.

Last month, United States federal prosecutors accused an Indian intelligence official of planning and directing a plot, from India, to allegedly kill Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York. The plot allegedly involved another Indian citizen and two individuals, a source and a hitman, who turned out to be undercover US officers.

Taking note of the allegations, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India has launched a high-level probe and that it’s “matter of concern”. The United States said it takes the matter “very seriously” and “will wait to see the results” the India’s investigation into it.

“They told us they would conduct an investigation. They have publicly announced an investigation. And now we’ll wait to see the results of the investigation, but it’s something we take very seriously,” US State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller told the reporters on Tuesday. “We are looking forward to seeing the results of that investigation, and I’m not going to make any assessments, obviously, before the investigation itself is completed,” he added.