India, Aug. 11 -- The US government has requested a delay in the sentencing of Nikhil Gupta in the Gurpatwant Pannun murder-for-hire case till November, according to court filings. In a letter to US District Court Judge Victor Marrero of the Southern District of New York, US Attorney James Macdonald stated that the victim in the case - likely referring to Gurpatwant Pannun - wanted to attend the sentencing hearing and would be out of the country during the previously scheduled sentencing date on September 25.

"The Government respectfully requests the Court grant a brief adjournment to effectuate the victim's statutory rights to attend and be heard at the sentencing..The Government has conferred with the defence, which has no objection to...