Nikhil Gupta, a 52-year-old Indian citizen, faces scrutiny in a New York court over alleged involvement in a murder-for-hire plot against Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Legal proceedings commenced on January 4, 2024, with Gupta s defense urging the court to release discovery materials. US District Judge Victor Marrero swiftly ordered a response within three days. Gupta, accused by federal prosecutors, could face ten years in prison if proven guilty. The prosecution claims Gupta collaborated with an Indian government official in a failed assassination attempt, leading to his arrest in the Czech Republic in June 2023.
A New York Court has ordered the federal government to respond to a motion filed by lawyers of Nikhil Gupta seeking material relating to charges against him in a conspiracy to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil.
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The US government has refused to provide “discovery material” after it was asked by a New York court to respond to a motion filed by lawyers of Indian national Nikhil Gupta
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