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Al Jazeera
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Al Jazeera Staff

US charges Indian government employee in foiled Sikh separatist murder plot

American Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's group, Sikhs for Justice, says the charges demonstrate the US's commitment to protecting 'freedom of expression at home and abroad' [Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo]

The United States has filed charges against an Indian government employee it says was involved in a failed plot to kill an American citizen, who is a prominent advocate for Sikh separatism, in New York.

The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday that it filed “murder-for-hire and money laundering charges” against Vikash Yadav.

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