New York court asks govt evidence of Nikhil Gupta involvement in Pannun murder plot
New York: New York federal court asked the government to reply to the motion filed by Nikhil Gupta's attorneys, seeking relevant evidence in plotting the killing of a Sikh leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US.
The US District Judge Victor Marrero, reads, “On January 4, 2024, defense counsel submitted a motion to compel production of discovery, urging the Court to issue an order instructing the Government to commence providing defense counsel with discovery material. The Court now directs the government to submit a response to the Motion to Compel within three days of this order.”
US federal prosecutors alleged that Gupta collaborated with an Indian government employee in the in plotting the killing of a Sikh leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who holds dual citizenship in the US and Canada.
Prosecutors claimed that Nikhil Gupta pledged $100,000 (£79,000) to a hitman, purportedly for Pannun's killing, a dual US-Canadian citizen, in New York. However, prosecutors asserted that the hitman was, in fact, an undercover federal agent.
Nikhil Gupta now faces a 20-year jail term if convicted. The US has also accused an Indian government employee, whose identity has been with held at this time, and have only referred to as CC-1.
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