Key Points
India received consular access on three occasions to Nikhil Gupta, who has been in a jail in the Czech capital of Prague following the US accusing him of involvement in a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil..
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also said India is extending necessary consular assistance to Gupta...
The external affairs ministry spokesperson also said that India has taken the allegations seriously, adding "inputs" have been provided by the US side and a high-level inquiry committee has been constituted to look into all relevant aspects of the matter...
Bagchi said this when asked about five serving Indian-American members of the US Congress cautioning that the case can cause significant damage to the India-US ties of New Delhi does not hold those behind the conspiracy to kill Pannun...
FBI Director Christopher Wray visited India last week against the backdrop of the charges by Washington in the case.. US Principal Deputy NSA Jonathan Finer too visited India earlier this month during which he held talks with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra and Deputy NSA Vikran Misri...
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