By IANS
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a review petition by Maninder Kohli, charged with killing British teenager Hannah Foster four years ago, paving the way for his extradition to Britain.
A division bench headed by Mukul Mudgal said the British police had submitted sufficient evidence to extradite the accused to face trial in a British court. It said there was no merit in the review petition even though it was accepted.
The court said it had entertained the review petition on humanitarian grounds.
Kohli is accused of raping and murdering Foster after kidnapping her March 14, 2003 from a place near her home in Portswood, Southampton, where she had gone on a weekend picnic with her friends.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kamini Lau had June 8 recommended to the Indian government to extradite Kohli to Britain with the stipulation that he be not hanged if found guilty.
Rejecting Kohli's first appeal, the high court had upheld the magistrate's ruling.
Kohli had then appealed to the Supreme Court. Last week, the apex court had observed that if he wanted a review, he should approach a division bench of the high court first.