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The US government has declined to supply defence materials to Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national held in a Czech prison on Murder-for-hire charges linked to a thwarted assassination attempt on Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu. Insisting on furnishing information only after Gupta's appearance in a New York court and facing arraignment, the government asserts its stance.    #GurpatwantSinghPannun #GurpatwantSinghPannunMurderPlot #NikhilGupta #NikhilGuptaArrested #IndianNationalNikhilGupta #USChargesIndianNational #PannunFailedMurderPlot #IndiaCanadaRelations #SikhsForJustice                 ~HT.99~ED.103~PR.152~

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00:00 The US government has declined to supply defense materials to Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national

00:08 held in a Czech prison on murder for higher charges linked to a thwarted assassination

00:13 attempt on Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu.

00:17 Insisting on furnishing information only after Gupta's appearance in a New York court and

00:22 facing arraignment, the government asserts its stance.

00:25 Gupta, aged 52, faced federal prosecutor's charges in an unsealed indictment in November

00:31 of the previous year.

00:33 The charges accused him of collaborating with an Indian government employee in a foiled

00:37 plot to kill Pannu, a dual US and Canadian citizen on American soil.

00:42 Arrested in Prague, Czech Republic on June 30, 2023, Gupta is currently detained there

00:48 with active efforts by the US government to secure his extradition.

00:52 On January 4, Gupta's attorney filed a motion to compel production of discovery in the US

00:57 District Court, Southern District of New York, seeking relevant defense materials.

01:01 US District Judge Victor Moreiro on January 8 granted the government three days to respond

01:06 to Gupta's motion.

01:08 In the response filed on Wednesday, the government contends that Gupta's request for discovery

01:12 material should be denied.

01:14 According to federal prosecutors in opposition to Gupta's motion, the government is prepared

01:18 to provide discovery promptly upon the defendant's appearance in the district and arraignment

01:23 on the case.

01:24 Until then, they argue, Gupta is not entitled to discovery and he fails to present a compelling

01:28 reason for the court to order it.

01:31 Pannu, facing charges in India for advocating separatism and orchestrating overseas referendums

01:37 to establish an independent Sikh state, Khalistan, has been under scrutiny.

01:42 The National Investigation Agency filed a case against him in November of the preceding

01:45 year, citing violations of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 and relevant sections

01:51 of the Indian Penal Code.

01:52 The case was initiated after Pannu, listed as an individual terrorist when New Delhi

01:56 in 2020, issued threats to air India passengers in a video, prompting concerns for their safety.

02:02 An arrest warrant has been issued against him as he continues to challenge India's security

02:06 through alleged financing of violence and appeals to Punjab-based individuals to fight

02:10 for Khalistan.

02:11 [music]

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