US EditionIndian man pleads guilty in New York over alleged plot against Sikh separatist
Gupta admitted guilt to charges including conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and money laundering in a plot targeting Sikh separatist activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
- Indian national Nikhil Gupta pleaded guilty in a US court to charges including murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit money laundering related to a 2023 assassination plot in New York City.
- Gupta was accused by US prosecutors of conspiring with a former Indian government official to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US resident and dual US-Canadian citizen.
- Gupta was extradited from the Czech Republic to the US in June 2024 and has been jailed in Brooklyn since then.
- India's Ministry of External Affairs denied involvement, stating that the implicated individual is no longer an employee and called the allegations unwarranted and unsubstantiated.
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Indian man pleads guilty in New York over alleged plot against Sikh separatist
An Indian man charged with orchestrating an unsuccessful Indian government-backed plot to kill a Sikh separatist in New York City pleaded guilty on Friday to three criminal charges, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan said.
Pannun murder plot: Indian national accused of murder-for-hire plot against Sikh extremist in US pleads guilty
An Indian national accused in a murder-for-hire plot targeting Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the United States has pleaded guilty to the charges. Nikhil Gupta entered the guilty plea on Friday, and Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn recommended that District Judge Marrero accept it, with the next hearing scheduled for March 15.
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Murder Plot: Nikhil Gupta Pleads Guilty in US Court Over Plot To Kill Sikh Separatist in New York | 📰 LatestLY
Today, February 13, Nikhil Gupta pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to murder-for-hire and conspiracy charges related to a foiled plot to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Gupta admitted to coordinating the USD 100,000 hit at the behest of an Indian official. He faces a maximum of 40 years in prison. 📰 Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Murder Plot: Nikhil Gupta Pleads Guilty in US Court Over Plot To Kill Sikh Separatist in New York.
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