“The surrender cannot go forward,” Klein said, referring to the handing over of the pair to the Indian authorities. Jaswinder reportedly flew from Canada to India to reunite with her husband, Mithu Sidhu, after revealing her marriage to her family. Three people were found guilty of the murder in India, and authorities for years have been seeking the extradition of the two Indo-Canadians. In May 2014, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ordered her mother and uncle to be extradited to India to face charges relating to the case. Later, however, the British Columbia court of appeal blocked their extradition to Indian authorities.

Source: Hindustan Times September 21, 2017 05:03 UTC