America refuses to give evidence against Nikhil Gupta in Pannu case

Thursday, January 11, 2024

The US government has objected to giving evidence against Nikhil Gupta in the court and has said that defense material i.e. evidence will not be given to Nikhil Gupta's lawyer in this case until he is produced in the New York court.

Nikhil Gupta is the main accused in the case of a failed conspiracy to assassinate a Khalistani leader in the US and is currently in jail in the Czech Republic.

The lawyer of Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta had appealed to the New York court that the US government should provide evidence of the allegations against Nikhil Gupta. But now the US government has refused to do so.

In November 2023, America has claimed that Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta had given a contract of one lakh dollars (about Rs 83 lakh) to a person for the murder of Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannu in New York. Documents presented in the US court claim that "Nikhil Gupta had received instructions from an employee of the Government of India."

Nikhil Gupta is in jail in Czech Republic since June 30, 2023. The US government is making efforts for his extradition.

India has formed a high-level committee to investigate this allegation, which is investigating the matter on the basis of evidence received from America.

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