India on Thursday rejected as completely “unwarranted and unsubstantiated” a lawsuit filed in a US court against the Indian government and certain Indian officials by Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in an alleged foiled plot to assassinate him.

Vikram Misri said the SFJ was outlawed because of its “involvement in anti-national and subversive activities” aimed at disrupting India’s territorial integrity

The Indian government Thursday received a summons from a New York court after designated terrorist and Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun filed a civil suit in connection with an alleged plot to kill him on US soil last year.

Besides the Indian government, Pannun also sued several senior intelligence officials, including NSA Ajit Doval, former R&AW chief Samant Goel, R&AW agent Vikram Yadav.

A US court has summoned the Indian government after Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun filed a civil lawsuit, alleging a plot to murder him, according to an NDTV report.

In a sharp rebuke, India on Thursday strongly reacted to a US court summons targeting top Indian officials in a civil lawsuit filed by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the leader of the banned pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice.

The Ministry of External Affairs called the summons issued in civil case by Gurpatwant Singh, the U.S.-based pro-Khalistan attorney, as “unwarranted” and “unsubstantiated” imputations

The Ministry of External Affairs firmly dismissed allegations made by designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who filed a lawsuit against the Indian government in the United States. The ministry emphasized that Pannun represents an unlawful organization,

India on Thursday rejected as “unwarranted and unsubstantiated imputations” a lawsuit filed by Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun against the government, claiming that the government had attempted to assassinate him.