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Indian national Nikhil Gupta, accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot against a Khalistani terrorist on American soil, on Monday pleaded not guilty in the case at a federal court in the US...
He was arrested in the Czech Republic last year at the request of the US government on charges of being involved in a plot to assassinate Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York..
This is a complex matter for both our countries," Gupta's attorney Chabrowe told PTI ahead of his clients arraignment in a federal court here.. "It is extremely important that we refrain from rushing to conclusions so early in the process..
"On the basis of my decision on (June 3), Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta, who is suspected of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire with intent to cause death, was extradited to the US on Friday (June 14) for criminal prosecution," Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blazek said in a post on X...
India's Ministry of External Affairs, however, dismissed the report, saying it makes unwarranted and unsubstantiated imputations to claim that Indian agents were involved in the plot to kill Pannun...
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