In letter to US judge, Nikhil Gupta says he planned Pannun op alone

Nikhil Gupta, who faces trial in a US court for an alleged assassination attempt plot, stated in a letter to US District Judge Victor Marrero that he acted alone in the incident. In the letter, Gupta expressed remorse and apologized for his actions. He also shared details about his psychological state following his arrest, revealing that he did not recognize the person he had become by early 2023.

Gupta wrote that heavy drinking and personal struggles had clouded his judgment at the time. He admitted to facing severe suicidal thoughts while in custody and shared how he struggled to communicate with his family due to restrictions placed on him as an American law offender. The sentencing is set for November 20, and federal prosecutors have requested that the target of the plot, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, be given 20 minutes to address the court directly.