Pannun started his legal career in the USA after finishing college studies. |
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun founded Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) in 2007 in New York to seek justice for Sikhs affected in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India. |
SFJ filed a lawsuit against Kamal Nath in 2011, linking him to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India. |
A complaint against Sonia Gandhi by SFJ in 2013 was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. |
SFJ accused Manmohan Singh in 2014 of financing groups that suppressed the Sikh community in India. |
SFJ campaigned for the release of Jagtar Singh Hawara in 2015. |
In 2018, SFJ announced plans for Referendum 2020 seeking Punjab's separation from India in Pakistan and other countries. |
The Indian government banned SFJ in 2019, citing links to militancy in Punjab and the goal of carving out Khalistan. |
Reports suggested Pakistani government collaboration with Pannun to influence Sikh pilgrims on Khalistan at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur. |
Pannun wrote to Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2020 expressing support and criticizing India regarding clashes in Ladakh. |
Pannun was designated a terrorist by the Indian government in July 2020. |
NIA attached Pannun's land in his village in Amritsar in September 2020. |
SFJ announced rewards for anti-India slogans on Indira Gandhi's death anniversary in 2020. |
Pannun was implicated in instigating the 2021 Delhi violence and offered rewards for raising the Khalistani flag. |
SFJ claimed responsibility for an RPG assault on Punjab Police in 2022. |
Audio recordings revealed SFJ's plans for violence and disruptions in 2022. |
India requested Interpol for a Red Corner Notice against Pannun in 2022. |
SFJ claimed involvement in attacking a police station in Tarn Taran in 2022. |
Gursimram Singh Mand raised an Indian flag at Pannun's residence in 2022. |
Pannun threatened Assam CM in 2023 and was accused of attacking an army base. |
Pannun went missing in June 2023 amid concerns of being targeted following a death in Canada. |
NIA seized his properties in Chandigarh and Khankot in 2023. |
Gujarat police filed an FIR against Pannun for threatening the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023. |
The US Department of Justice indicted an Indian citizen for planning Pannun's assassination in 2023. |
US media identified an Indian RAW agent behind the plot to assassinate Pannun in 2024. |