New Delhi (India), December 24 (ANI): Rajvinder Singh, accused of murdering Toyah Cordingley in Australia, today told a Delhi court he wants to contest his case in an Australian court.
Rajvinder Singh is accused of murdering a woman in 2018 in Queensland, Australia. He is facing an extradition inquiry in India. He was arrested on November 25, 2022. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) of Patiala House Court Nabeela Wali said, “You (Rajvinder) don’t have a legal counsel, therefore cannot record your statement today.”
Later, the court provided a legal aid counsel to him to represent him. Advocate Love Deep Gaur will be the legal aid counsel for Rajvinder Singh. The case has been listed for January 7, 2023, for further hearing, wherein the accused’s statement is likely to be recorded.
Earlier on November 30, the court listed the matter for evidence and directed the prosecution to supply a copy of documents to Rajvinder Singh.
On November 25, Rajvinder Singh was remanded to judicial custody. He was arrested and produced before Patiala House Court by the Delhi police’s special cell on the same day. A non-bailable warrant was issued for the arrest of Rajvinder by the court before that.
According to reports Rajvinder Singh was in Australia for 10 years working as a male nurse. The woman who was allegedly killed by him was unknown to him. He has a BSc degree. He is a Australian citizen and married to a woman also an Australian citizen.
On November 25 early morning, Delhi Police Special Cell arrested Rajvinder Singh, who carried the largest ever reward by Queensland police of 1 million Australian dollars.
On November 4, 2022, vide twitter, the Australian High Commission announced a reward of one million Australian Dollars on the arrest of Rajwinder Singh, an Indian-origin Australian citizen, who allegedly committed the gruesome murder of an Australian lady on 21 October 2018 and was absconding ever since. The INTERPOL had issued Red Corner Notice (RCN), Control No. A-2639/3-2021 regarding the said accused.
Later, the CBI/INTERPOL, New Delhi had got issued a non-bailable warrant, under The Extradition Act, against his name from the Patiala House Court on November 21, 2022.
On November 25, based upon inputs shared by CBI/INTERPOL and Australian counterparts, in an intelligence operation, the accused was apprehended near GT Karnal Road and arrested by the Special Cell.
