An Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York City, U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday as they announced charges against a man they said was part of the thwarted murder conspiracy.
U.S. officials became aware last spring of the plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who advocated for the creation of a sovereign Sikh state and is considered a terrorist by the Indian government.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration interceded and set up a sting, with an undercover agent posing as a hitman, after the conspirators recruited an international narcotics trafficker in the plot to murder the activist for $100,000.
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In October, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines travelled to India to share information with Indian government officials to aid their internal investigation.
The big difference, of course, is that neither the Russians nor the Saudis would not be so clumsy as to try and outsource a hit.
Sounds as though the desire is to try and avoid the step where ambassadors get sent home or recalled for consultations.
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