The court filings do not explain whether prosecutors believe he was selected because of prior connections, specific skills, or other factors. Also Read Indian pleads guilty in US to murder-for-hire plot against Khalistani leaderEarly in the alleged plot, Gupta made a catastrophic error. He approached a man he believed to be a “criminal associate” to help him find “a hitman to murder the victim,” the court filings say. Now turn from Nikhil Gupta to Vikash Yadav, the alleged operative in Delhi who was supposed to be masterminding and organising the assassination. In US filings, he is described as having allegedly provided information about the target and agreed to a payment plan for the killing.

Source: The Telegraph February 15, 2026 13:28 UTC