It is not known whether Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Surjit Singh Badesha plan to appeal the extradition ruling. But one thing is clear that the hands of Jassi Sidhu’s ghost are tightening around the neck of her uncle and mother!
VANCOUVER – A mother and uncle accused of ordering the so-called “honour” killing of a young Indo-Canadian woman from Maple Ridge have been ordered extradited to India by a BC Supreme Court judge.
Jaswinder (Jassi) Sidhu was found stabbed to death in Punjab in June, 2000 and her mother, Malkit Kaur Sidhu, and uncle, Surjit Singh Badesha, are accused of murder and conspiracy in India.
The Crown believes the pair orchestrated the murder because Sidhu had married a poor rickshaw driver in India, rather than the man they had chosen for her.
They fought extradition, arguing there wasn’t enough evidence to force them to face charges in India.
Twenty-five-year-old Sidhu secretly married against the wishes of her family and fled Canada for India to reunite with her husband.
Her husband Mithu Sidhu survived the attack but was later arrested on rape charges until he got monetary help from Canada for his release.
Four men have already been convicted of Sidhu’s murder in India.
It is not known whether Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Surjit Singh Badesha plan to appeal the extradition ruling.
