By IANS
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Monday temporarily suspended the extradition of Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, who is alleged to have raped and killed British teenager Hannah Foster in March 2003 near her home in Southampton.
Kohli is to stand trial in Britain for his alleged role in the abduction, rape and murder of the 17-year-old on March 14, 2003.
While staying Kohli's extradition to Britain, a bench of Justices P.K. Bhasin and Pradeep Nandrajog admitted his plea challenging a June 8 trial court order that recommended his extradition to the central government.
The bench issued notices to the central government and the ministry of external affairs and slated the hearing of the case to July 6.
Kohli, a British Indian, was arrested from Kalimpong town in West Bengal on July 14, 2004 and has been in custody since then.