Nikhil Gupta

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Nikhil Gupta
Nationality India

Nikhil Gupta is an Indian who faces charges that he played a role in an attempted assassination in the USA.[1] Gupta is alleged to have been hired by an Indian diplomat. He, in turn, is alleged to have tried to hire the actual assassin, but hired a US government informant, instead.

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, an advocate for an autonomous Sikh homeland, is alleged to have been the target of the assassination attempt.[1] Gupta's Indian government handler is alleged to have shown him pictures of the body of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who had been killed by gunmen in June 2023.

Gupta is alleged to have been contacted in May of 2023.[1] He is alleged to have been sent photos

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hannah Rabinowitz, Yong Xiong, Evan Perez (2023-11-29). "Prosecutors charge Indian man in attempted murder-for-hire plot against Sikh activist on US soil". CNN. Archived from the original on 2023-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20231130022420/https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/29/politics/us-prosecutors-charge-indian-man-with-attempted-murder-for-hire-plot-against-sikh-activist-on-us-soil/index.html. Retrieved 2023-11-29. "Authorities say Nikhil Gupta, 52, worked with an unnamed Indian official to set up a meeting with an undercover officer he believed to be a hitman to target the victim, a US citizen who is unnamed in the indictment but described as an attorney and vocal critic of the Indian government." 
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