According to a source with knowledge of the situation, an American man who was linked to a failed plot to kill a Sikh separatist on British land has been extradited to the US from the Czech Republic.
US federal prosecutors accuse Nikhil Gupta of plotting to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US citizen who campaigned for a royal Sikh state in north India.
Gupta was detained by Bohemian authorities after traveling to Prague from India in June. A Bohemian court rejected his petition last month to prevent it from being sent to the US, allowing the Bohemian justice minister to request his extradition.
An inmate search by name on the Bureau of Prisons website showed on Sunday ( Jun 16 ) that Gupta, 52, is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, a federal administrative detention facility. A source familiar with the matter, who did not want to be identified, independently confirmed Gupta’s abduction and his incarceration in Brooklyn.
A representative for the US Justice Department forwarded no opinion. Gupta’s US- based attorney, Jeffrey Chabrowe, had no instant reply. There was also no immediate reply from Czech government.
Relations with India have been strained by the revelation of death plots against Sikh hardliners in the US and Canada, which Western governments view as countering China’s growing global influence. India’s federal denies role in the plots.
Canada announced last September that its intelligence services were looking into allegations that India’s federal was involved in Hardeep Singh Nijjar‘s crime in Canada in June 2023.
An American government official was charged with the story in the attempted crime of Pannun, a US citizen and American national, in November. Gupta is accused of being a part of that tale.
Nikhil Gupta is just a finger man, Pannun claimed to Reuters on Sunday, saying while the abduction was a good thing.
He claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s administration employed top officials who were responsible for his actions.
The government of India has declared that the Pannun narrative was against federal legislation. It has stated that it will officially look into security issues raised by Washington.
Sikh separatist organizations outside of India have long been a source of controversy in New Delhi, calling them security risks. The movements for Khalistan and for the abolition of India’s Sikh condition have been kept alive by the teams.
Washington expressed disappointment with India’s efforts to hold accountable for the alleged narratives last month, but it added that more needed get done.  ,