Australia murder suspect’s extradition approved
Rajwinder Singh is suspected of killing a woman on a beach four years ago
Acourt in New Delhi yesterday approved an extradition request for the prime suspect in the killing of a woman on an Australian beach four years ago.
Rajwinder Singh, who is of Indian origin, was arrested in November on the outskirts of Delhi. His arrest came three weeks after he was targeted with a 1 million Australian dollar ($677,000) reward.
Australia had applied to India for Singh’s extradition in March 2021, but he could not be found.
Singh, 38, flew from Sydney to India the day after 24-yearold Australian Toyah Cordingley’s body was found on the Queensland state coast on Oct. 22, 2018.
The court’s order approving Singh’s extradition to Australia will now need to be signed off by the Indian government, which could take a few weeks, said Ajay Digpaul, standing counsel for the federal Indian government.
He added that Singh earlier this month waived his right to challenge the extradition. In November, Australia’s attorney general said Singh’s extradition is a “high priority” for his government and that it will work with Indian authorities to ensure Singh returned to Australia to face justice.
Queensland reward
The Queensland government on Nov. 3 offered the largest reward in the state’s history for information about Singh.
The reward was unique in that it did not seek a clue that solves a crime and leads to a successful prosecution. Instead, the money is offered for information that leads only to a suspect’s location and arrest.
Indian police arrested Singh on the same day they received information about his whereabouts, Australian Federal Police said in November.