 India will seek extradition of Jagtar Singh Tara, the killer of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh from Thailand. Reacting to the arrest of Jagtar Singh Tara by Thai Police, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told AIR that Indian mission in Bangkok is in touch with authorities there. He said, New Delhi will follow the case and all those who have committed heinous crimes in India will be pursued wherever they are. Thailand Police arrested Tara on Monday in the eastern province of Chon Buri where he was living with fictitious name Gurmeet Singh. He was one of the three convicts in the case who escaped from the high security Burail jail of Chandigarh by digging a tunnel in 2004. AIR correspondent reports that Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju had sought cooperation from Thai authorities in apprehending the fugitive during his visit to Bangkok in November last year. |
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
India to seek extradition of Beant Singh's killer from Thailand
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