Butcher of Gujarat’ involved in killing Sikh leader in the US

WASHINGTON, D.C. Nov 30 (SABAH):  Modi government has continued its international ‘terrorism’ agenda to kill opponents on foreign soil as an Indian national has been charged with plotting to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader on US soil.

This is the second such incident after Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing in Canada by Indian government. The United States (U.S.) Justice Department said on Wednesday Indian government official was also involved in the planning.

The Justice Department unsealed murder-for-hire charges against Nikhil Gupta, 52, “in connection with his participation in a foiled plot to assassinate a US citizen” of Indian origin in New York City, it said in a statement.

The man allegedly targeted in the killing “is a vocal critic of the Indian government and leads a US-based organization that advocates for the secession of Punjab,” a northern Indian state with a large population of Sikhs.

An Indian government official, directing the plan from India, worked with Gupta and others based around the world, the US government said.