Nikkhil Gupta, an Indian arrested by the authorities of Czech on the allegations of killing US-based Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has approached the Supreme Court of India through a family member against his arrest.
In the petition it was claimed, that Nikkhil Gupta, a Delhi-based businessman was not allowed to contact any of his family members violating his Fundamental Rights.
No formal arrest warrant was issued and the apprehension was executed by self-claimed US agents rather than local Czech authorities.”
“Nikhil Gupta has been kept in solitary confinement for over 100 days.”
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The petitioner being a devout Hindu claimed that he was forcibly fed Beef and pork during his detention in the Czech custody, which is a direct violation of his religious beliefs.
He was denied the Fundamental rights of ‘Freedom to seek legal representation’ and to contact his family in India.
“Nikhil Gupta is a law-abiding and peaceful citizen of the Republic of India, who resides in New Delhi, India, along with my family consisting of his mother, wife, and two major children.”
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The petitioner is currently detained in Prague and is facing extradition to the US. The recent leaks of confidential information regarding the petitioner’s case in New York, US, and the irresponsible reporting on the same has put an imminent threat to the life and well-being of the petitioner in the Czech Republic and to his family in Delhi, India.”
In November, the US Justice Department disclosed the name of Nikhil Gupta as he was charged for his “participation in a foiled plot to assassinate a US citizen of Indian origin in New York”.
Who is Nikhil Gupta?
The US document identified Nikhil Gupta as the man who was in touch with an Indian government employee on the assassination plot. The document said Gupta was involved in international narcotics and weapons trafficking. Gupta hired a hitman for the job, but the hitman was an undercover cop, the document claimed. And thus, the assassination plot was foiled. Nikhil Gupta operated from India and as he arrived in the Czech, he was arrested, the document said.
