The plot targeted a US citizen in New York who was part of a Sikh separatist group, prosecutors say.

The US says it foiled an alleged plot to assassinate an American citizen in New York who advocated for a Sikh separatist state.

Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national, was charged on Wednesday. He was directed by an Indian government employee, according to the indictment.

He has been charged with murder-for-hire over the plot, which prosecutors said was orchestrated from India.

The alleged target was not named in the court documents.

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  • IvanOverdrive@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Before the actual assassination in Canada and this attempted one, I didn’t give a fuck about Sikh nationhood. Now I’m thinking they need a country that doesn’t reach outside of its borders to kill them.