Separatist leader Guru Patwant Singh Pannu.
Separatist leader Guru Patwant Singh Pannu.
Gurupawant Singh Pannu: America has accused India of conspiring to murder Khalistani terrorist Guru Patwant Singh Pannu. For this, the US Justice Department has issued a statement, in which, without naming Pannu, it has been said that the responsibility of killing a Khalistani leader was assigned to an Indian citizen. A deal of one lakh dollars was made to murder him. However, America had foiled the conspiracy to assassinate the leader and arrested Nikhil Gupta of India in this case on July 30. A case regarding which is still going on in the court. Recently, during the hearing in the American court, allegations were made against Nikhil Gupta.
Who is Nikhil Gupta?
According to media reports, the US Justice Department has described Pannu as a ‘victim’. Indian citizen Nikhil Gupta has been accused of conspiring to murder him. It has been said about Nikhil Gupta. An Indian officer named CC-1 had recruited Nikhil Gupta to assassinate Pannu. The statement said an Indian government employee, also identified as CC-1, had allegedly conspired to murder “an American citizen of Indian origin” living in New York. For this, contact was made with Nikhil Gupta and others. It has been alleged that Nikhil Gupta, who lives in India, is associated with CC-1 and has been involved in international narcotics and arms smuggling. Nikhil Gupta is also known as ‘Nick’.
Nikhil had made a deal with the hitman only on the instructions of CC-1.
According to the US Justice Department, CC-1 had recruited Nikhil Gupta in May to plot the murder of leader Pannu. Under the instructions of CC-1, Nikhil Gupta had made a deal with a hitman for the murder. Who was asked to pay one lakh dollars. An advance of 15 thousand dollars was also given. This hitman was none other than an intelligence source of American agencies. This person introduced himself to a third person by calling himself a hitman. Both of them were also working together with American agencies. These allegations have been made during the hearing in the court.
How many years can Nikhil Gupta face in jail?
Gupta has been accused of murder for payment and conspiracy to commit murder for payment. Each of which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
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