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'$100,000 deal': What US justice department reveals about Pannun murder plot

An Indian national has pleaded guilty in a US court to plotting the assassination of a Khalistani terrorist and US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York in a $100,000 murder-for-hire scheme that US prosecutors say was directed by an Indian government employee.

The US Department of Justice said Nikhil Gupta, 54, pleaded guilty before US Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn to murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 29, 2026, before US District Judge Victor Marrero.

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