Indian national Nikhil Gupta’s sentencing in Gurpatwant Pannun murder plot case delayed to November 20

Gu patwa t
Pa u
mu de
plot
case
delayed
to
Novembe
20.

A
US
fede al
cou t
has
delayed
the
se te ci g
of
Nikhil
Gupta,
who
pleaded
guilty
to
plotti g
to
assassi ate
Sikh
sepa atist
Gu patwa t
Si gh
Pa u
to
Novembe
20,
acco di g
to
cou t
fili gs.Gupta’s
se te ci g
was
o igi ally
scheduled
fo
Septembe
25
befo e
the
US
Dist ict
Cou t
fo
the
Southe
Dist ict
of
New
Yo k.
The
hea i g
was
postpo ed
afte
the
alleged
i te ded
victim
equested
mo e
time
to
atte d
a d
speak
at
the
se te ci g,
PTI
epo ted,
citi g
cou t
fili gs.The
victim
was
ot
amed
i
the
cou t
fili gs.
Howeve ,
Pa u ‘s
lawye
has
publicly
ide tified
him
as
the
ta get
of
the
alleged
mu de -fo -hi e
plot.I
a
lette
filed
befo e
the
US
Dist ict
Cou t
fo
the
Southe
Dist ict
of
New
Yo k,
fede al
p osecuto s
said
the
u amed
victim
“wishes
to
pa ticipate
i
the
se te ci g”
a d
equested
that
the
Septembe
25
hea i g
be
adjou ed.”The
Gove me t
espectfully
equests
the
Cou t
g a t
a
b ief
adjou me t
to
effectuate
the
victim’s
statuto y
ights
to
atte d
a d
be
hea d
at
the
se te ci g,”
p osecuto s
said
i
the
lette .

The
p osecuto s
added
that
Gupta’s
defe ce
team
had
o
objectio
to
the
postpo eme t
a d
was
available
o
Novembe
6
o
Novembe
20.
Judge
Victo
Ma e o
g a ted
the
equest
a d
escheduled
Gupta’s
se te ci g
fo
Novembe
20
at
10
am.Gupta
pleaded
guilty
to
th ee
cha gesGupta
pleaded
guilty
o
Feb ua y
13
to
all
th ee
cha ges
agai st
him,
mu de -fo -hi e,
co spi acy
to
commit
mu de -fo -hi e
a d
co spi acy
to
commit
mo ey
lau de i g,
i
co ectio
with
the
alleged
plot
to
kill
Pa u .The
mu de -fo -hi e
a d
co spi acy
cha ges
each
ca y
a
maximum
se te ce
of
10
yea s
i
p iso ,
while
the
mo ey-lau de i g
co spi acy
cha ge
ca ies
a
maximum
se te ce
of
20
yea s.Gupta
was
a ested
i
the
Czech
Republic
o
Ju e
30,
2023,
a d
ext adited
to
the
US
a
yea
late .
US
p osecuto s
have
accused
Gupta
of
a a gi g
to
pay
$100,000
to
a
hitma
to
assassi ate
Pa u ,
a
dual
US-Ca adia
citize .The
alleged
plot
was
epo tedly
ca ied
out
at
the
di ectio
of
a
I dia
gove me t
official
ide tified
by
US
autho ities
as
Vikash
Yadav.The
plot
was
dis upted
afte
the
pe so
Gupta
believed
to
be
a
hitma
tu ed
out
to
be
a
u de cove
US
fede al
age t.
Acco di g
to
the
US
Depa tme t
of
Justice,
Yadav
allegedly
ec uited
Gupta
i
May
2023
to
help
coo di ate
the
pla ed
killi g
of
Pa u
i
New
Yo k.Gupta’s
se te ci g
will
ow
take
place
o
Novembe
20,
whe
the
cou t
is
expected
to
hea
f om
the
i te ded
victim
as
pa t
of
the
se te ci g
p oceedi gs.