Supreme Court rejects petition by family of Indian national indicted in Pannun murder plot

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea seeking consular access filed on behalf of Nikhil Gupta who is an accused in plotting the killing of Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US. The plea for consular access was moved by a kin of the Indian national Nikhil Gupta, who is in detention in the Czech Republic in connection with the Pannun plot.

Along with consular access, Gupta also filed the plea against his arrest and ongoing extradition proceedings in the Czech Republic.

Scrapping Gupta's plea, the apex court said that it is a sensitive issue and the jurisdiction of foreign court should be respected.