"Unwarranted and unsubstantiated imputations": MEA dismisses Pannun's lawsuit over 'assassination' attempt against Indian govt in US
The Justice Department claimed that an Indian government employee (named CC-1), who was not identified in the indictment filed in a federal court in Manhattan, recruited an Indian national named Nikhil Gupta to hire a hitman to carry out the assassination, which was foiled by US authorities, according to prosecutors.