Who is Nikhil Gupta arrested for assassination plot of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in USA, biography and photo

Who is Nikhil Gupta arrested for assassination plot of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in USA, biography and photo

Nikhil Gupta is an Indian national and an alleged CC-1 associate with his photo now viral

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Nikhil Gupta stands accused in an international assassination plot targeting a Khalistani terrorist critical of the Indian government.

Who is Nikhil Gupta arrested for alleged assassination plot of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in USA, biography and photo

Gupta, who was detained in the Czech Republic, is accused of planning to murder a US citizen who supported Sikh separatist activities in India. The Khalistani terrorist identified as the intended victim was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the head of Sikhs for Justice.

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Nikhil Gupta was allegedly hired by an unidentified Indian government figure, who also arranged for a $100,000 payment to be made to an undercover US agent for the attack. The aforementioned events have escalated diplomatic strains, evoking memories of a comparable occurrence in Canada.

Gupta allegedly revealed many targets and advised against carrying out the killing amid planned high-level discussions between the US and India. On November 29, India made it known that a high-level investigation had been established on November 18. The Attorney’s Office of the New York South District of America released a press release a few hours after the Indian government made this announcement.

According to this news statement, there was a “failed attempt” to kill Khalistani fanatic Gurpatwant Singh Pannu by an Indian named “Nikhil Gupta” and CC-1. Since then, he has become the talk of the town, with many people trying to know more about him. So, here’s what we know about him:

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Who is Nikhil Gupta?

Nikhil Gupta is an alleged Indian national who allegedly tried to kill an international assassination plot targeting Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, who is critical of the Indian government.

According to reports, he is a CC-1 associate. Papers released by the US government said that Gupta discussed his involvement in the worldwide trafficking of guns and drugs in his correspondence with CC-1 and other individuals. According to the statement, CC-1 hired him in May 2023 to “orchestrate the assassination”.

On June 30, Nikhil Gupta was taken into custody by the Czech authorities following the bilateral extradition treaty between the US and the Czech Republic.

An Indian government official known only as CC-1, who is not identified in the paper, has been collaborating in India and abroad with others, including Nikhil, on a scheme to kill a political activist and lawyer who is a US citizen of Indian descent living in the US.

He reportedly gave the alleged hitman personal information on the target in June after receiving it. According to the paper, Nikhil Gupta informed the alleged hitman—an undercover officer—that Nijjar was one of several targets, including the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.

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