The Indian man has been accused by U.S. federal prosecutors of plotting with an Indian government official to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a U.S. resident
An India n man suspected by the U.S. of involvement in an unsuccessful plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder-for-hire conspiracy charges in a federal court in Manhattan. Gupta has been accused by U.S. federal prosecutors of plotting with an India n government official to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun , a U.S. resident who advocated for a sovereign Sikh state in northern India .
Gupta, 52, was being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, U.S. Bureau of Prisons records showed. In November, U.S. authorities said an Indian government official had directed the plot in the attempted murder of Pannun, who is a U.S. and Canadian citizen. Gupta is accused of involvement in that plot.
India’s government has dissociated itself from the plot against Pannun, saying it was against government policy. It has said it would formally investigate security concerns raised by Washington.
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