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Indian national pleads not guilty in plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York City

Jun. 17, 2024 14:11 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — An Indian national extradited to the United States pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges arising from an alleged failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York. Nikhil Gupta, 52, was extradited to the U.S. on Friday from the Czech Republic...

Canadian police announce the arrest of a fourth Indian suspect in the killing of a Sikh activist

May. 12, 2024 07:03 AM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A fourth Indian national living in Canada has been charged in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India. British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said in a release...

India says Canada has shared no evidence of its involvement in killing of a Sikh separatist leader

May. 10, 2024 01:49 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India said Thursday that Canada has shared no evidence to back its allegation that the Indian government was involved in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada last year, despite the recent arrests of three Indian men in the crime. India’s External...

3 Indian men charged with killing Sikh separatist leader in Canada appear in court

May. 08, 2024 03:48 AM EDT

SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — Three Indian men charged with killing Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia last year have appeared in court in the case that set off a diplomatic spat after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were “credible allegations”...

Canadian police make 3 arrests in Sikh separatist's slaying that sparked a spat with India

May. 04, 2024 05:23 AM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian police said they arrested three suspects Friday in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India, and are investigating possible ties between the detainees and the Indian government. ...