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An Indian man suspected by the U.S. of involvement inan unsuccessful plotto kill a Sikh separatist on American soil has been extradited to the United States from the Czech Republic, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons website and a source familiar with the matter.. . Nikhil Guptahas been accusedby U.S. federal prosecutors of plotting with an Indian government official to killGurpatwant Singh Pannun, a U.S. resident who advocated for a sovereign Sikh state in northern India.. . Gupta traveled to Prague from India last June and was arrested by Czech authorities..
An inmate search by name on the Bureau of Prisons website showed on Sunday that Gupta, 52, is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, a federal administrative detention facility..
The discoveryof assassination plots against Sikh separatistsin the U.S. and Canada has tested relations with India, seen by Western nations as a counter to Chinas rising global influence..
Indias government denies involvement in the plots.. . Canada saidin Septemberits intelligence agencies were pursuing allegations linking Indias government to the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023 in Canada.. ..
He alleged that those who hired Gupta were senior members of the Indian government who act on the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.. . Indias government hasdissociated itselffrom the plot against Pannun, saying it was against government policy..
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