The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against an Indian government employee, Vikash Yadav, in connection with a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader residing in New York City. Yadav, 39, faces murder-for-hire charges for his involvement in the planned assassination, which prosecutors revealed last year. The intended killing was part of a larger scheme to carry out politically motivated murders in the United States and Canada.
Yadav, who is currently at large, has been added to the indictment by the Biden administration to publicly denounce the Indian government's involvement in criminal activities. The FBI has emphasized its zero-tolerance policy towards acts of violence targeting individuals exercising their constitutionally protected rights.
