He didn’t just want to silence a critic.
He allegedly tried to have him killed—on U.S. soil.

In this episode of Fugitive Files, we unravel the explosive case of Vikash Kumar Yadav, an alleged Indian government operative accused of plotting an international assassination.

According to U.S. prosecutors, Yadav was part of a murder-for-hire scheme targeting Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a U.S. citizen and prominent voice in the Sikh separatist movement. From halfway around the world, Yadav allegedly recruited a middleman to hire a hitman—unaware the “killer” was actually an undercover DEA agent.

What followed was a sting operation that exposed a chilling example of transnational repression, sparking diplomatic tensions between India, the U.S., and Canada.

Yadav is charged with:

• Murder-for-hire

• Conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire

• Money laundering

He remains at large, believed to be in India.

This is Fugitive Files. Let’s get into it.