(Reuters)An Indian ex-official charged by the U.S. with directing a murder-for-hire plot has dismissed the allegations, his family said, expressing shock that Vikash Yadav was wanted by the FBI. "The family has no information" about him working for the spy agency, Yadav's cousin said in the village of Pranpura in Haryana state. But in Pranpura, Yadav's cousin pointed to the family's modest, single-storey house, saying, "Where will so much money come from? Another cousin, Amit Yadav, 41, said Vikash Yadav had been a quiet boy interested in books and athletics and was a national-level marksman. "Only the government of India and Vikash know what has happened," he said, adding that Indian officials should inform them.

Source: The Standard October 20, 2024 14:00 UTC