Sikh separatist murder plot: Jailed Indian suspect says no visit by embassy in 7 months

Nikhil Gupta, the Indian citizen suspected by the United States of conspiring to assassinate a Khalistani separatist in New York, has told The Indian Express that no Indian government official has contacted him since he was extradited to the US from the Czech Republic.

“Since I have been extradited to the US from Prague, I haven’t received any consular access,” Gupta told the newspaper. “Nobody has visited me from the Indian embassy. My family raised several requests for the same; however, nobody has visited me to date.”

Gupta, 53, was extradited to the US on June 14. The Czech authorities had arrested him on June 30, 2023, at the request of the United States when he travelled from India to the Czech capital Prague.

Gupta said that his family had sent emails to officials at the Ministry of External Affairs but had not been able to meet anyone, the newspaper reported.

The ministry has not commented on Gupta’s statements so far.

He is held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York. The comments by Gupta were in response to questions by The Indian Express. His replies were shared through an intermediary who has been in regular contact with him, the newspaper said.

The United States Department of Justice has accused Gupta of conspiring with an Indian government official,…

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