An undercover U.S. law enforcement officer is handed $15,000, described by the U.S. Department of Justice as the advance cash payment, by an associate of Nikhil Gupta, who was charged with orchestrating the attempted murder of a Sikh separtist, in a car in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S. June 9, 2023, in a photograph contained in an indictment. U.S. District Court/SDNY/Handout via REUTERS