Supreme Court re-enforces extradition order in British Columbia honour killing case
Earlier, a judge of B.C. court passed an order that stopped the extradition of the two accused residents of Canada.
The case, which dates back to 2000, is centred around a girl named Jaswinder (Jassi) Sidhu from Punjab, India, who was found with a cut throat in a canal.
Jassi's mother Malkit Kaur Sidhu and uncle Surjit Singh Badesha were alleged to conspire in the murder case.
It was alleged that both Sidhu and Badesha ordered the killing after Jassi secretly married a poor rickshaw driver instead of their choice.
In 2014, a B.C. judge ordered an extradition of the two accused and also then-justice minister Peter MacKay issued surrender orders, conditional with several assurances from India.
Later, Sidhu and Badesha, made a successful appeal against the extradition citing that the minister did not properly consider the assurances on health grounds.
While Badesha (72) suffers from health related issues, Sidhu (67) was treated in a hospital being in custody for his heart related problems.
The two Canada residents are among 13 who are accused in the case. There are serving life imprisnment.
(Reporting by Souvik Ghosh)
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