India, April 1 --  US federal prosecutors have told a court that Indian national Nikhil Gupta has no prior criminal record for sentencing purposes, a position that cuts against earlier media narratives portraying him as a figure with a criminal background who entered into the alleged plot to resolve past cases.

The Delhi based Gupta is facing trial for his alleged role in the assassination attempt of Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

In a sentencing submission, the US Attorney's Office said Gupta has zero criminal history points and falls in Criminal History Category I, the lowest category under federal guidelines, indicating no proven prior convictions.  

This classification is based strictly on verifiable convic...