Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Nikhil Gupta now formally stands convicted in a US federal court after a Manhattan judge accepted his guilty plea in a murder-for-hire conspiracy targeting a Sikh separatist leader in New York — a case that carries a maximum exposure of 40 years in prison.On February 17, US District Judge Victor Marrero issued an order accepting Gupta’s guilty plea after reviewing the transcript of his allocution before Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn.Gupta, 54, had stood in court las…
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New York, Feb 14 (IANS) Nikhil Gupta dramatically admitting in a federal court here that he participated in a murder-for hire plot ends the trial against him without testimony from witnesses or the trove of what the prosecutors assert were evidence against him being aired in court.Gupta, who was accused of plotting against a Khalistani leader, pleaded guilty on Friday to three charges against him — murder-for-hire, and conspiracies to commit that crime and launder money.This was a reversal from…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Nikhil Gupta stood in a Manhattan federal courtroom and admitted that he agreed in 2023 to pay $15,000 to have a Sikh separatist leader in New York murdered — a plea that now exposes him to a potential 40 years in a U.S. federal prison.Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in the Southern District of New York, the 54-year-old Indian national pleaded guilty to three charges: Conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit …
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Indian national Nikhil Gupta pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court in New York to all three counts in a superseding indictment charging him in a murder-for-hire conspiracy targeting a U.S.-based Sikh separatist leader, marking a dramatic turn in a case that had been heading toward trial. Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in the Southern District of New York, Gupta entered guilty pleas to Count One (conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire), Count T…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian national Nikhil Gupta has pleaded guilty in a US federal court to participating in a plot to assassinate a U.S.-based Sikh separatist leader in New York City, in a case that has drawn significant diplomatic attention between India and the United States, the Department of Justice said. Gupta, also known as “Nick,” admitted guilt to three charges: murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, before U.S. Ma…