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Pannun Assasination Plot: ‘Gupta worked at the direction of an Indian government employee to arrange the murder plot’ | India News

Pannun Assasination Plot: ‘Gupta worked at the direction of an Indian government employee to arrange the murder plot’ | India News

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In a statement issued on Friday, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said that Indian national Nikhil Gupta, charged with the 2023 assassination plot against Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York, has pleaded guilty in a United States court. It further said that Gupta worked at the direction of an Indian government employee to arrange the murder plot. He is set to be sentenced on May 29. “NIKHIL GUPTA, a/k/a “Nick,” an Indian national, pled guilty to all three counts contained in the Second Superseding Indictment, charging him with murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, in connection with his efforts to murder a US citizen in New York City,” the statement said, adding “Gupta pled guilty today before US Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn and is scheduled to be sentenced by US District Judge Victor Marrero on May 29, 2026.” The 54-year-old pleaded guilty to murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit money laundering, in his plea before US Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in ‌Manhattan federal court. …

Yadav appointed, dismissed last year | Latest News India

Yadav appointed, dismissed last year | Latest News India

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Former R&AW (Research & Analysis Wing) official, Vikash Yadav, who has been named by the US Department of Justice and charged with directing a plot to assassinate pro-Khalistan separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, received permanent appointment as the intelligence agency’s “senior field officer” last year, only to be removed from the department a few months later, according to legal documents seen by HT. Documents from the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) showed that Yadav worked for eight years for R&AW but was on probation. (REUTERS) Documents from the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) showed that Yadav worked for eight years for R&AW but was on probation and was finally confirmed as a “permanent” officer in October last year. However, a bail order from March this year shows he was an “ex-government employee”. In December last year, the Delhi police’s special cell arrested him and his associate for allegedly abducting a west Delhi-based cafe owner near the NIA office in Delhi. The date of his dismissal from service is not clear. However, police officials in the special cell …

Vikas Yadav Ex Indian Spy Vikash Yadav Wanted By FBI For Alleged Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Murder Plot Was Arrested For Delhi Kidnapping Last Year

Vikas Yadav Ex Indian Spy Vikash Yadav Wanted By FBI For Alleged Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Murder Plot Was Arrested For Delhi Kidnapping Last Year

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Vikas Yadav is on FBI’s wanted list. (Representational) New Delhi: Vikas Yadav, a former Indian government employee on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s wanted list, was arrested ten months ago by the Delhi Police on charges of attempted murder and kidnapping. The former officer of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) has been charged by US prosecutors for his alleged role in directing a failed plot to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who holds dual citizenship of the US and Canada. The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday confirmed that the individual named in the US Justice Department’s indictment was “no longer an employee of the government of India”. Vikas Yadav, also known as Vikash Yadav, was arrested by the special cell of Delhi Police in December last year after a complaint by a businessman from Rohini in north west Delhi and a chargesheet was filed in March this year. Yadav got bail a month later in April. The businessman – who is said to have many contacts in west Asia – told police …

Indian enquiry committee probing Gurpatwant Pannun murder plot to travel to Washington: US – India TV

Indian enquiry committee probing Gurpatwant Pannun murder plot to travel to Washington: US – India TV

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Image Source : AP Gurpatwant Singh Pannun An enquiry committee set up by India will travel to the United States on Tuesday (October 15) to investigate the American allegations of the involvement of an Indian government official in a “foiled plot” to assassinate Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, the US Department of State said on Monday. According to an official media release, the Enquiry Committee will be travelling to Washington, D.C. on October 15 to discuss the case, “including they have obtained, and to receive an update from US authorities regarding the US case that is proceeding”. “The Committee was established by India to investigate the activities of certain organised criminals and is actively investigating the individual who was identified last year in the Department of Justice’s indictment as an Indian government employee who directed a foiled plot to assassinate a US citizen in New York City,” the release said. “Additionally, India has informed the United States they are continuing their efforts to investigate other linkages of the former government employee and …

‘If Not Addressed…’: Indian-American Lawmakers Warn Pannun Murder Plot Could ‘Significantly Damage’ Ties

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Curated By: Sanstuti Nath Last Updated: December 16, 2023, 08:04 IST Washington D.C., United States of America (USA) U.S. authorities said an Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York City after he advocated for a sovereign state for Sikhs (Image: PTI File) The lawmakers “welcomed” the Indian government’s announcement of a committee of enquiry to probe the alleged foiled assassination plot The Indian American Members of the US Congress on Friday came together to caution New Delhi to set accountability of people responsible for an alleged plot to assassinate a Khalistani Sikh extremist and India-designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York. In a joint statement, all five Indian-American legislators in the US Congress–Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Shri Thanedar– said that relations between India and the United States could face “significant damage” if India did not fully investigate and hold the people, including the officials of the Government of India, responsible for an alleged assassination attempt at the Khalistani terrorist. They …