FILE PHOTO: Nikhil Gupta, accused by U.S. federal prosecutors of plotting with an Indian government official to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a U.S. resident who advocated for a sovereign Sikh state in northern India, appears in federal court beside his defense attorney Jeffrey Chabrowe before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Cott after his extradition from the Czech Republic, in New York City, U.S. June 17, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo