Pro-Khalistan Gurpatwant Singh Pannu
Nikhil Gupta, accused of plotting the murder of Khalistan supporter Gurpatwant Singh Pannu in America, has declared himself innocent in the court. 52-year-old Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta was brought to America from Czech Republic on Friday (14 June). On Monday, he was presented in the Federal Court of New York. Where he declared himself innocent before Magistrate Judge James Kott.
Money was given in advance to kill extremist Pannu
On Monday, Gupta’s lawyer Jeffrey Chabrove presented a plea of not guilty on his behalf in the court. Inside the court, he was accused of hiring a contract killer to kill Pannu. Gupta had paid 15,000 US dollars in advance. In the court, Gupta has clearly denied these allegations through his lawyer. Gupta’s lawyer said that all these allegations have been made against him baseless.
The maximum sentence can be 10 years
Gupta, who plotted to kill Pannu, has been kept in Brooklyn detention center. Gupta is accused of paying for the murder of Khalistani supporter Pannu and plotting to kill him. If he is found guilty in the New York court, he can be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison for each charge. The next hearing in this case in the court is on June 28. During the court appearance on Monday, Gupta’s lawyer told the judge that his client is a vegetarian. He was not given vegetarian food in the detention center.
An important step towards justice
On the whole matter, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement that bringing Gupta to New York makes it clear that the Justice Department will not tolerate attempts to silence or harm American citizens. At the same time, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has described bringing Gupta to America as an important step towards justice. She also said that she is grateful for the assistance of Czech Republic partners in this matter.
was arrested last year
Let us tell you that Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta was arrested in the Czech Republic last year on the request of the US government for being involved in the conspiracy to murder Khalistani supporter Gurpatwant Singh Pannu in New York. Khalistani supporter Gurpatwant Singh Pannu has dual citizenship of America and Canada. He has spewed venom against India many times.
With inputs from PTI
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