The Czech authorities stated India’s judicial authorities have “no jurisdiction” within the case involving Nikhil Gupta – the Indian nationwide named in a US indictment over an alleged plot to kill Khalistani chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil – days after his household approached the Supreme Court searching for its intervention within the matter.

Nikhil Gupta has been in a jail in Prague since he was detained within the Czech Republic in June. The US has approached the Czech authorities for Gupta’s extradition and proceedings referring to it are underway.

“Any judicial authorities of the Republic of India have no jurisdiction in the matter in question, the case is under the jurisdiction of the competent authorities of the Czech Republic,” information company PTI quoted Czech justice ministry spokesperson Vladimir Repka as saying.

Last week, a member of the family of Gupta, 52, moved the Supreme Court on his behalf pleading for issuing path to the Indian authorities to intervene within the extradition proceedings and guarantee a good trial within the case.

On December 21, exterior affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated Indian officers have been given consular entry on three events to Gupta. The Indian facet has additionally prolonged consular help to Gupta, Bagchi advised a daily media briefing in response to a number of questions relating to the Indian nationwide.

“An Indian national is currently in the custody of Czech authorities pending a request for extradition to the US. We have received consular access [on] at least…three occasions,” Bagchi stated.

“We are extending necessary consular assistance to the individual as per the requirement. And one family member has approached the Supreme Court, which is a separate issue,” he stated.

The US federal prosecutors have charged Gupta with working with an Indian authorities worker within the foiled plot to kill Pannun, already declared an “individual terrorist” in India, who holds twin citizenship of the US and Canada.

India has already constituted a probe committee to analyze allegations.

Responding to allegations made in a petition filed within the Supreme Court by Gupta’s household that he was not having satisfactory authorized illustration, Repka stated based on the relevant laws of the Czech Republic, the defence counsel should all the time be representing an individual towards whom extradition proceedings are initiated.

“If a person does not have a defence counsel in cases where must have one, a defence counsel would be immediately appointed by the competent court,” Repka advised PTI in an electronic mail responding to a question.

“According to the available information, Nikhil Gupta is represented in the proceeding on his extradition to a foreign state by a defence counsel of his own choice, Petr Slepička,” he stated.

Czech authorities on acceptable food plan in jail

Repka additionally dismissed allegations that Gupta was not being offered acceptable food plan within the jail.

“Likewise, the ministry of justice of the Czech Republic does not have any information, nor has received any complaints that Nikhil Gupta has been provided with an inappropriate diet,” Repka stated.

(With inputs from businesses)