Indian Agent Charged in US Assassination Plot

• US Justice Department charges Vikash Yadav, an alleged Indian intelligence agent, with murder-for-hire and money laundering.
• Yadav allegedly plotted to assassinate Sikhs for Justice leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York City.
• Nikhil Gupta, Yadav's associate, was arrested in the Czech Republic and extradited to the US.
• The FBI has placed Yadav on its list of wanted fugitives.
• The indictment highlights transnational repression and US-India tensions.

Source: The Quint, The Japan Times, Ndtv, Mint, The Hindu, The Economic Times, Newsweek, Npr