India, May 20 -- The United States on Wednesday announced a federal criminal indictment against Raul Castro, the former president of Cuba, along with five other people, marking a significant intensification of the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the communist regime that has been in place for six decades.

The 94-year-old political leader faces charges in Miami, Florida, including conspiracy to murder US nationals, four counts of murder, and two counts of aircraft destruction, as detailed in court documents acquired by CBS.

Among the other defendants is a fighter pilot who was previously charged in relation to a 1996 event where four men were killed by the Cuban military when their planes were shot down during a humanitarian ...