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2026年10月15日 / 美国东部时间下午6:52 / 哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻
锡克教分离主义者古帕特万特·辛格·帕努此前曾是2023年一起据称由前印度情报官员策划的未遂暗杀阴谋的目标，他周四对哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻表示，自己正面临新的生命威胁，目前美国联邦调查局（FBI）正在对这些威胁展开调查。
作为印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪的直言不讳的批评者，帕努表示，联邦调查局特工当天早些时候到访了他在纽约市的住所，警告他面临他所称的“迫在眉睫的生命威胁”。
10月18日，他所在的组织“锡克正义之声”计划在加拿大埃德蒙顿举行一场无约束力的公投，议题是印度北部旁遮普省是否应宣布独立并更名为“卡利斯坦”。该组织已邀请锡克教徒参与投票。
帕努在一份声明中表示，问题不在于他能否“躲过又一起暗杀阴谋”。相反，关键在于锡克人民的自决权“能否通过暗杀威胁被扼杀”。
“它无法被扼杀，”他说道。
联邦调查局特工告诉帕努，他们正在调查相关线索，并表示此次威胁与他可能前往加拿大参加公投有关，但未向他提供更多细节。
联邦调查局未立即回应置评请求。
曼哈顿联邦检察官此前指控印度公民尼基尔·古普塔和前印度情报官员维卡什·亚达夫密谋暗杀帕努——这位同时拥有美国和加拿大公民身份的人士。
古普塔已于今年2月对雇凶杀人、共谋雇凶杀人以及共谋洗钱三项罪名认罪，他将于11月被宣判，预计帕努将在 sentencing（宣判仪式）上发言。
针对帕努的这起疑似阴谋发生的同一时期，另一位知名锡克教分离主义者、帕努的朋友哈尔迪普·辛格·尼贾尔于2023年6月在不列颠哥伦比亚省萨里的锡克教寺庙外被刺客枪杀身亡。
2023年9月，加拿大官员表示，他们有证据将尼贾尔的遇害与印度政府特工联系起来，称此举违反了加拿大的主权。
印度此前否认参与了尼贾尔的遇害事件和针对帕努的暗杀企图。印度将锡克教分离主义者贴上“恐怖分子”的标签，并声称他们对印度国家安全构成威胁。
这并非今年美国或加拿大执法官员首次向帕努发出可信威胁警告。帕努表示，今年8月和9月，联邦调查局和加拿大皇家骑警曾就其他多起独立的威胁事件联系过他。
他说，执法部门发出这些警告的时间，距洛杉矶联邦检察官今年7月宣布对知名头目及其所属印度有组织犯罪集团“比什诺伊”的8名同伙提起刑事指控后不久，该指控将这些人与2023年尼贾尔遇刺案联系起来。
比什诺伊已于2015年被印度当局逮捕。尽管如此，起诉书显示，他仍在监狱中继续运营一个全球犯罪集团。
起诉书称，比什诺伊的童年好友萨廷德吉特·辛格·布拉尔据称负责该集团在北美的业务，并被指控下令实施此次暗杀。
Prominent Sikh separatist Pannun says FBI told him of new “imminent threat” against his life
2026-10-15T18:52:08-0400 / CBS News
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October 15, 2026 / 6:52 PM EDT / CBS News
Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who was the target of a foiled 2023 assassination plot allegedly directed by an ex-Indian intelligence official, is facing new threats to his life that are being investigated by the FBI, Pannun told CBS News on Thursday.
Pannun, a vocal critic of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that FBI agents paid a visit to his New York City home earlier in the day to warn him about what he called an “imminent threat to my life.”
On Oct. 18, his organization, Sikhs for Justice, plans to hold a non-binding referendum in Edmonton, Canada, on whether the northern Indian province of Punjab should be declared independent and re-named “Khalistan.” Sikhs have been invited to vote on the measure.
Pannun said in a statement that the question is not whether he “survives another assassination plot.” Instead, it’s whether the right of Sikh people to self-determination “can be stopped through assassination threats.”
It cannot,” he said.
FBI agents told Pannun they are investigating leads and said the threat is connected to potential travel to Canada to participate in the referendum but did not provide him with any further information.
The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan previously charged Indian national Nikhil Gupta and former Indian intelligence officer Vikash Yadav with plotting to assassinate Pannun, a dual American and Canadian citizen.
Gupta, who in February pleaded guilty to murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, is set to be sentenced in November, and Pannun is expected to speak at the sentencing.
The alleged plot targeting Pannun unfolded at the same time that Hardeep Singh Nijjar, another prominent Sikh separatist and friend of Pannun, was gunned down and killed in June 2023 by assassins outside his gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia.
In September 2023, Canadian officials said they had evidence linking his killing to Indian government agents, in violation of Canada’s sovereignty.
India has previously denied involvement in Nijjar’s killing and the attempt on Pannun’s life. It has labeled Sikh separatists as “terrorists” and claims they represent threats to India’s security.
This is not the first time American or Canadian law enforcement officials have warned Pannun of possible credible threats this year. Pannun said that in August and September, he was contacted by both the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police about other separate threats.
He said the warnings by law enforcement started not long after federal prosecutors in Los Angeles in July announced criminal charges against the prominent leader and eight associates of the Indian organized criminal group known as “Bishnoi,” tying them to Nijjar’s 2023 assassination.
Bishnoi was arrested by Indian authorities in 2015. Despite this, the indictment says he continued to run a global crime syndicate from his prison cell.
Bishnoi’s childhood friend, Satinderjit Singh Brar, allegedly directed the group’s North American operations and is also accused in the indictment of ordering the assassination, the indictment said.
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