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Australian Woman Murder Case: DC Allows Extradition Of Accused Rajvinder Singh

Delhi’s Patiala house court on Tuesday allowed the extradition of Rajvinder Singh, who is an accused in the murder case of an Australian woman.

Earlier, Rajvinder Singh gave his consent for extradition. He is an accused of murdering an Australian woman in Queensland in 2018. He was arrested by Delhi Police in November last year.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Swati Sharma allowed the application of the central government for the extradition of fugitive criminal Rajvinder Singh. Rajvinder Singh was produced through video conferencing from the Tihar jail. The court informed accused , Rajvinder Singh that the extradition request has been allowed.

The court asked the special public prosecutor (SPP) who appeared for Delhi Police that how long it will take to extradite him.

The SPP told the court that it will take 2-3 weeks to complete the process.
During the hearing, the court was informed by the Tihar jail authorities that he has being provided with boiled food. It was also infomed that the shifting of jail is not possible due to overcrowding in the jail.
The court asked Rajvinder Singh’s legal aid counsel Love Deep Gaur to be apprised is there are any specific provisions for Fugitive criminals for jail shifting.

Rajvinder Singh, is an accused of murdering an Australian woman in Australia in 2018. On January 10, Rajvinder Singh made a statement in the court that he is willing to go to Australia and contest the case there. His statement was recorded before Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Tuesday.
He was arrested on November 25, 2022 by the Delhi Police in this case.
The court recorded the statement of Rajvinder Singh on January 13 in the presence of his counsel Love Deep Gaur.

Meera Verma

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