| In Nikhil Gupta
Indian Murder for Hire Case Now
He Fired Milbank After Plea
Offer Made
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Oct 21 – Back in late 2023 in
the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York, a superseding indictment
was unsealed alleging
murder-for-hire charges
against Indian national Nikhil
Gupta, aka Nick, 52, in
connection with his
participation in a foiled plot
to assassinate a U.S. citizen
in NYC - reportedly Sikh
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
Czech authorities
arrested and detained Gupta in
Prague’s Pankrac prison.
On June 17, 2024,
Gupta was presented in the
SDNY Magistrates Court. Inner
City Press thread
On June 28, with
Khalistan protesters out on
Worth Street, Gupta was
produced by US Marshals before
Judge Victor Marrero. Inner
City Press was there - thread
On October 17,
the US unsealed a second
superseding indictment naming
a government official, at
large, as co-defendant: Indian
government employee VIKASH
YADAV, a/k/a “Vikas,” YADAV is
at large."
On October 18,
Inner City Press live tweeted
- and later asked Sikhs
demonstrating on Worth Street
why Modi security official
Ajit Doval did not come to the
US for the UN General
Assembly... Thread
On October
25, Gupta's lawyer wrote in
that he is no longer being
paid and asks to withdraw from
the case. Letter on Patreon here.
On October 31, in
the SDNY Magistrates Court,
the change was effectuated -
and Inner City Press was the
only media there, thread
On February 25,
the US Attorney's Office filed
this: "The Ministry of Justice
of the Czech Republic has
since advised DOJ that no
waiver of the rule of
specialty is necessary.. the
Government intends to proceed
to trial on Count Three."
Filing on Patreon here
On October 17,
another change of plea hearing
for Gupta was set: "ORDER as
to (23-Cr-289-1) Nikhil Gupta.
The Court will hold a
substitution of counsel
hearing in this matter on
October 21.
Inner City Press
went. Thread:
All rise! Judge:
Mr Gupta says there has been a
breakdown with his appointed
counsel [from Milbank] Trial
is set for Nov 3. Do you wish
to change? Gupta (in English)
Yes, Your Honor.
Judge: You
are relieved. [Three from
Milbank leave] New counsel:
I'll need to adjourn the trial
into 2026. Judge: How about
December? CJA: I cannot.
AUSA: For the
record, we made a plea offer
on October 14. It expired on
October 15.
More on X for
Subscribers here
and Substack here
The case is USA
v. Gupta, et al., 1:23-cr-289
(Marrero)
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