Evander Reed-Indian government employee charged in foiled murder-for-hire plot in New York City

2025-05-01 17:52:05source:Arvin Robertscategory:Contact

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Evander ReedJustice Department announced criminal charges against an Indian government employee Thursday in connection with a foiled plot to kill a U.S. citizen in New York City.

Yikash Yadav remains at large but faces murder-for-hire charges in federal court.

The murder-for-hire plot was first disclosed by federal prosecutors last year when they announced charges against a man, Nikhil Gupta, who was recruited by a then-unidentified Indian government employee to orchestrate the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in New York.

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