An Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate a Sikh US citizen on American soil, feds say — and more attempts were planned

• An Indian government official was involved in an attempted assassination on US soil, the Justice Department says.
• The official also appeared to be involved in the earlier killing of a Sikh separatist in Canada, according to the indictment.
• Any involvement from India in the assassination scheme threatens US-India relations.

A member of the Indian government directed a foiled plot to assassinate a US citizen on American soil, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment.