#BREAKING 🇺🇸 Nikhil Gupta has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges stemming from a murder-for-hire scheme allegedly carried out at the direction of an Indian government employee.
According to federal prosecutors, Gupta admitted that he conspired to arrange the assassination of a U.S. citizen in New York City. He entered guilty pleas to murder-for-hire, conspiracy, and money laundering offenses. The case was announced by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, alongside officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Gupta formally entered his plea before Sarah Netburn and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 29, 2026.
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#BREAKING 🇺🇸 Nikhil Gupta has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges stemming from a murder-for-hire scheme allegedly carried out at the direction of an Indian government employee.
According to federal prosecutors, Gupta admitted that he conspired to arrange the assassination of a U.S. citizen in New York City. He entered guilty pleas to murder-for-hire, conspiracy, and money laundering offenses.
The case was announced by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, alongside officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Gupta formally entered his plea before Sarah Netburn and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 29, 2026.