SFJ: US has recognized one other ‘Indian agent’ in Pannun plot | India Information – The Instances of India

NEW DELHI: Terrorist outfit Sikhs For Justice Tuesday launched a US courtroom doc claiming that the US division of justice (DoJ) had recognized one other “Indian agent” within the plot to homicide the organisation’s chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. SFJ claimed that the agent, GS, had allegedly paid $15,000 to assassinate Pannun, a delegated terrorist.
SFJ mentioned the DoJ had moved to forfeit the quantity, which was organized by former intelligence officer Vikash Yadav (CC1) and given to GS for additional supply to the hitmen who have been double brokers and DEA informants.
The doc launched by SFJ is titled “govt’s forfeiture invoice of particulars” and reads: “Pursuant to US vs Grammatikos (24 Cir. 1980), the government respectfully offers discover that the property topic to forfeiture on account of the offences described in Counts One by way of Three of the above-captioned indictment, and as alleged within the forfeiture allegations and or substitute asset provision therein, consists of the next: $15,000 in US forex scared on or about June 9, 2023 from a person, GS, within the space of twenty seventh Avenue and eleventh Avenue, in New York.”
On this case, US legislation enforcement has arrested Nikhil Gupta, an Indian nationwide, who is ready to go to trial within the mid of this yr. A US courtroom had in March ordered Gupta and the prosecution to submit a joint letter proposing a trial date in June or July. Gupta, 53, was arrested within the Czech Republic in June 2023 and extradited to the US, the place he pleaded not responsible to costs of murder-for-hire and conspiracy. Gupta, 53, was named in a US DoJ indictment in Nov 2023 for trying to rent a hitman to kill Pannun. Gupta aka “Nick” was accused of conspiring with others in India to orchestrate the assassination, which was allegedly foiled by US legislation enforcement.