THE SUPREME COURT agreed Friday to take up on January 4 next year a plea by the family of Nikhil Gupta, who is accused by US authorities of a conspiracy to kill Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, seeking directions to the Centre to intervene in the extradition proceedings pending against him in Czech Republic where he is currently under detention.
The plea by a family member contended that Gupta "has no roots in the US" and questioned "the veracity of the narrative presented in the second unsealed superseding indictment" dated November 29 filed before a US District Court. It underscored "the absurdity of the notion that the Indian government would engage him in alleged covert operations and assassinations on US soil when he has no connections or business in the country". The plea said that since June 30, Gupta "has been in illegal custody of the Czech authorities, facing an alleged political vendetta between the US and Indian governments" and added that his "extradition to the US is unsafe, given the pervasive threat to his life and safety". A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SV N Bhatti that took up the matter initially asked the petitioner to approach the "concerned court" in the Czech Republic.
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