Justice Department Announces Charges Against Indian Govt Employee with Foiled Plot to Kill AMCIT
Source: US Department of Justice
The Justice Department filed charges against Vikash Yadav (39) in connection to a foiled assassination plot of a US citizen in NYC. Yadav’s alleged co-conspirator, Nikhil Gupta (53) was previously charged and extradited to the US; Yadav remains at large.
Vikash Yadav is a citizen and resident of India, and he directed the plot to assassinate the victim from India. His accomplice Gupta recruited a hit-man in the US, who was in reality a confidential source (CS) of the DEA.
Gupta specifically instructed his assassin not to commit the murder around the time of the Indian Prime Minister’s official state visit to the US on or about 20 Jun 2023.
On or about 18 June 2023, approximately two days before the Indian PM Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US, masked gunmen murdered Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia, Canada. Nijjar was an associate of the victim, and, like the victim, was a leader of the Sikh separatist movement and an outspoken critic of the Indian government.
Yadav and Gupta of India have been charged with several felonies and face possibly up to 40 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the US Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Read more: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-charges-against-indian-government-employee-connection-foiled
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun (above) is a Sikh dissident in NYC. Vikash Yadav from the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) allegedly orchestrated a failed bid to kill him. RAW is the Indian government’s equivalent of CIA.
The Canadian government recently expelled several Indian diplomats in connection with the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Sikhs are an integral part of Canadian society and they were outraged by this brazen assassination. See official statement below.
For several years, the right-wing government of Narendra Modi has been making life difficult for non-Hindus in India, as well as abroad. This was an amateurish attempt by RAW to conduct an HVT assassination on American soil. But the US must tread carefully as India is seen as an ally against a growing Chinese military. Moreover, Washington doesn’t want Delhi to increase its support or trade with Russia.
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1373831/dl
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2024/10/statement-by-the-minister-of-public-safety-democratic-institutions-and-intergovernmental-affairs-on-the-rcmps-findings-regarding-criminal-activity-.html
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/raw-officer-vikram-yadav-hired-hit-team-to-kill-pannun-us-media-101714396786591.html
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