ThePrint ThePrintPod: ‘Drugs, guns & a meeting with Amanat’: NYPD was watching Pannun plot accused Nikhil Gupta for 10 yrs
Nov 22, 2025
Dive into a riveting investigation of a decade-long surveillance operation by the NYPD and DEA on Nikhil Gupta. Discover how Gupta's ties to an alleged murder-for-hire plot against Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Pannun unfolded. Learn about his arrest in Prague and the secrets he tried to conceal regarding his handler. With each detail, the layers of this complex case are peeled back, revealing a world where intrigue, drugs, and international plots collide. Stay tuned for more thrilling revelations!
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Decade-Long Surveillance Revealed Plot
- The NYPD and DEA had been monitoring Nikhil Gupta for about a decade before his Prague arrest.
- Long-term surveillance allowed authorities to trace a murder-for-hire plot as it developed rather than reacting after the fact.
2013 Meeting With A Confidential Source
- Gupta allegedly met a confidential source in 2013 posing as an international narcotics trafficker.
- That early relationship later became the channel through which investigators monitored discussions about a hit on Gurpatwant Pannun.
Careless Operational Security Exposed Links
- Gupta communicated openly using Gmail and WhatsApp, exposing sensitive operational details.
- Poor operational security let prosecutors link conversations and identify alleged handlers like Vikash Yadav.