CASE SO FAR
Dec 1994 Jassi meets Mithu in an auto while on visit to native Punjab from Canada
Mar 1999 Both secretly get married at Baba Bakala gurdwara in Amritsar
May 1999 Jassi returns to Canada; parents get to know of marriage
Feb 2000 Mithu booked for kidnapping and forcible marriage of Jassi on forged complaint signed in the name of Jassi
May 2000 Jassi lands in India; gives statement in favour of Mithu before police
Jun 2000 Contract Killers attack couple when returning from Malerkotla; Mithu survives, Jassi killed
July 2000 Most of the killers arrested; police name Jassi’s mother and maternal uncle — both in Canada — as main conspirators
May 2002 Police contact Canadian govt for extradition of mother Malkiat Kaur and uncle Surjit Badesha; Canada rejects request
Oct 2005 Sangrur court punishes seven accused — Joginder Singh, Gurwinder Singh Cheema, Darshan Singh, Hardev Singh, Gursharan Singh, Anil Kumar and Ashwani Kumar — with life imprisonment
Jan 2012: After plea by social groups in Canada, police there arrest Malkiat Kaur and Surjit Badesha
May 2014: Supreme Court of British Columbia province in Canada orders both be extradited to India to face charges; but court of appeals blocks extradition later
September 8, 2017: Supreme Court of Canada delivers final verdict to extradite the two accused to India