US: Take Pannun case seriously, waiting for probe outcome

India should take seriously the murder-for-hire plot related to Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun as the US awaits results of the probe India is conducting, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday. India had in Nov formed a high-level committee to probe information shared by the US on the foiled plot to assassinate Pannun, a US national designated terrorist by India, allegedly masterminded by an Indian govt official.