India, Nov. 10 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday rejected what it described as "fabricated and malicious attacks" on senior Indian officials after federal court summons were issued in the United States in connection with a civil lawsuit filed by Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

"We reject the fabricated and malicious attacks on our high officials, as also the frivolous lawsuits," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at the ministry's weekly briefing.

Jaiswal said requests for the service of judicial documents in India can only be routed through the designated central authority, the Ministry of Law and Justice.

The summons, reported last month, name National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and former Research and ...