Indian Government Employee Arrested for Murder-for-Hire Plot Targeting U.S.-Based Sikh Separatist Leader
In a shocking revelation today, the Southern District of New York unsealed a superseding indictment, accusing Indian national Nikhil Gupta, 52, of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot to assassinate a U.S.-based leader of the Sikh separatist movement. Gupta, also known as Nick, was arrested by Czech authorities on June 30, 2023, pursuant to the bilateral extradition treaty between the United States and the Czech Republic.