Arti Dhir, a British citizen born in Kenya, can be extradited to India for her alleged role in the murder of a 12-year-old orphan from Gujarat.
Dhir, who used to work at the Heathrow airport was arrested in 2017 over the murder charges and appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London for a hearing on her bail application. Her application is pending as her family members sort out nearly £50,000 as security. She remains in custody until the security is deposited with the court.
According to an investigation by the Gujarat police, Dhir and two other accused – Nitish Mund and Kanwaljit Raizada – adopted the boy in 2015 and insured him for around Rs 13 million before staging his kidnapping and murder. They are alleged of splitting the life insurance payout following the boy’s death. The three of them met while they were students in London.
The young boy and his brother-in-law Harshukh Karadani were attacked and their bodies found along a road outside Rajkot, in Gujarat. Interpol issued a ‘red notice’ for Dhir in April last year. Dhir’s extradition hearing is scheduled at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for April 30.
