Nikhil Gupta
Nikhil Gupta is an Indian who faces charges that he played a role in an attempted assassination in the USA.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] He is alleged to have been sent photos taken by the individuals who shot Hardeep Nijjar in June 2023.
Gupta was arrested in the Czech Republic on June 30, 2023.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arjun Sengupta (2023-11-30). "US govt charges Indian in ‘foiled plot to kill Khalistani separatist’: What we know about Nikhil Gupta, the ‘murder conspiracy’". Indian Express (New Delhi). Archived from the original on 2023-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20231130031918/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/us-govt-khalistan-assassination-pannun-9047622/. Retrieved 2023-11-29. "According to the DoJ release, 'Earlier this year, an Indian government employee, working together with others, including Gupta, in India and elsewhere, directed a plot to assassinate on US soil an attorney and political activist who is a US citizen of Indian origin residing in New York City.'"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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."
