Nikhil Gupta, 54, pled guilty on Friday to three charges of conspiracy to hire an assassin to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York City in 2023.
Prosecutors say Gupta was recruited by the Indian government to arrange Pannun’s murder, a charge denied by Indian officials.
Pannun is an American citizen, an outspoken critic of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and a lawyer who works with an advocacy group called Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). Pannun belongs to the Khalistani movement, which calls for an independent Sikh nation in the northern Indian state of Punjab.
The government of India strongly disapproves of the…
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