New York: The US has asked the federal government for evidence in the petition filed by the lawyers of Nikhil Gupta, who was arrested on charges of trying to kill Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannoon. Court. The lawyers sought information about the charges against Gupta in the conspiracy case.
U.S. Nikhil Gupta, an Indian citizen, was arrested on charges of hiring a hitman to kill Pannun, a citizen and leader of the separatist organization Sikhs for Justice. Gupta was recruited by an Indian official in New Delhi to organize the hitman, according to the US indictment filed in federal court on November 29. According to the chargesheet, Gupta and the Indian official had been communicating over the phone and offline since May, after which the plan was made to kill them, and that the two had met in person in Delhi. The court asked for evidence in these matters.
Meanwhile, one of Gupta’s family approached the Supreme Court demanding that Gupta’s arrest was illegal and that India should intervene in the matter. But the petition was rejected on the ground that the court had no jurisdiction to interfere and a court outside India should be approached.
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