A U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) handout image shows a poster for wanted former Indian intelligence officer Vikash Yadav who has been charged by the U.S. for allegedly directing a foiled plot to murder a Sikh separatist and Indian critic in New York City, in this undated handout image released October 17, 2024. FBI/Handout via REUTERS
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A former Indian government official charged in the United States this week for allegedly directing a foiled murder plot had been arrested in New Delhi in December in an attempted murder case, according to court records and a police officer.
The U.S. Justice Department unsealed the indictment of Vikash Yadav, 39, on Thursday, alleging he led a plot to murder a Sikh separatist in New York.