Hannah suspect's extradition halted

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"The high court has stayed the extradition," said CS Bakshi, the lawyer for Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, an Indian citizen wanted by British police for allegedly abducting and killing Hannah, 17, from near her home in Portswood, Southampton, on March 14, 2003.

Her body was found two days later, and a post-mortem indicated she had been raped and strangled.

Kohli travelled to India shortly after British police identified him as the prime suspect and issued an arrest warrant for him.

Indian police apprehended Kohli in 2004 after Hannah's parents made a heartfelt plea in India for information on his whereabouts.

He has been fighting his extradition from jail since then, but earlier in the month a New Delhi court ruled that there was enough evidence to justify sending him to the UK to stand trial.

On Monday, the High Court halted the extradition in response to an appeal from Kohli, who charged there were problems with the DNA and closed circuit television evidence presented against him, said Bakshi.

The High Court put the extradition on hold until it could review this evidence, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.

No date was set.