The attorneys of Nikhil Gupta argued that the court must investigate whether he was an agent for the Indian secret service and if he had the option to refuse the order to kill Pannun.
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun assassination plot: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said an investigation is underway and the Department of Justice (DOJ) is running a criminal investigation.
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun assassination plot: US Ambassador for India Eric Garcetti said there has to be a red line that must never be crossed by any government or any government employee.
In November last year, the US Department of Justice, in an indictment filed in a federal court in Manhattan, claimed that an Indian official was working with Gupta, an Indian citizen, in the foiled plot to kill Pannun.