Have a look at the biography and age of ex-RAW officer Vikas Yadav
The US Justice Department has reportedly charged a former Indian government employee named Vikash Yadav of plotting to assassinate Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, find out more about him below.
The incident comes amidst the India-Canada row over the killing of Khalistani Hardeep Singh Nijjar, where Vikash was also involved in the attempt.
Who is ex-RAW officer Vikash aka Vikas Yadav charged by FBI is the assassination plot of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, biography, age, height, hometown birth place and photo
Following the indictment, Yadav is currently on the USโ Federal Bureau of Investigationโs (FBI) wanted list.
Vikash Yadav bio
Vikash Yadav was a former Indian government employee who was born in Haryanaโs Pranpura. He was previously an employed with the Indiaโs Cabinet Secretariat, which includes Indiaโs spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). According to the indictment, Yadav also worked as a โsenior field officerโ overseeing โsecurity management and intelligenceโ. He also previously served in the Central Reserve Police Force, with his last rank as an Assistant Commandant over a 135-man company. According to reports, Yadav has undergone various trainings including counterintelligence, battlecraft, weapons and paratrooper training.
Age and height
Vikash Yadav who is from Pranpura, Haryana is currently 39 years old as he was born on 10 December, 1984ex-R, and stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet 1 inches as per the FBI and also goes by Vikas or Amanat.
Weight and physical features
Vikash approximately weighs around 175 pounds (about 79 kgs) and has black hair and brown eyes.
Vikash Yadav accused of plotting to assassinate Pannun
Justice Department Announces Charges Against Indian Government Employee in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City https://t.co/80PSJB0q8M @NewYorkFBI pic.twitter.com/Qc6NniIFQd
โ FBI (@FBI) October 17, 2024
The US Justice Department has reportedly accused Vikash Yadav of attempting to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. According to reports, the department has issued:
a federal arrest warrant after he was charged with murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and money laundering conspiracy.โ
The prosecutors announced the filing during an unsealing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The newly released indictment also provides details about how Yadav planned and attempted to assassinate Pannun back in May 2023. According to it, Yadav had reportedly recruited Indian national Nikhil Gupta to orchestrate the assassination attempt. Under Yadavโs directions, Gupta contacted an individual to hire a hitman for murdering Pannun in New York.
Just one month later, Yadav provided Gupta with further information about Pannunโs personal life and his day-to-day activities. Around June 20, 2023, Yadav last instructed Gupta to carry out the plan, following which Gupta reached out to the man to contact the hitman. However, the plot eventually failed as Gupta, arrested in the Czech Republic.