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Indian nationalist Nikhil Gupta, accused of being progressive successful a murder-for-hire crippled against a Sikh separatist successful New York City, pleaded blameworthy connected Friday (February 13, 2026) to three transgression charges, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office successful Manhattan said.
Gupta, 54, pleaded blameworthy to murder-for-hire, conspiracy to perpetrate murder-for-hire and conspiracy to perpetrate wealth laundering, which carry a maximum combined condemnation of 40 years successful prison, the spokesperson said.
He entered his plea earlier U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn successful Manhattan national court.
Lawyers for Gupta were not instantly disposable for comment.
Gupta has been jailed successful Brooklyn since his June 2024 extradition to the United States from the Czech Republic, wherever helium had been arrested a twelvemonth earlier. He had pleaded not blameworthy instantly aft his extradition.
U.S. prosecutors accused Gupta of plotting with an Indian authorities authoritative to termination Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a U.S. nonmigratory and dual U.S.-Canadian citizen.
India’s authorities has dissociated itself from immoderate crippled against Pannun, saying it was against authorities policy.
The discovery of alleged assassination plots against Sikh separatists successful the United States and Canada has tested relations with India, which has besides denied engagement successful specified plots.
