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Pretty young woman murdered by her mother for marrying a penniless young man
B.C. mother arrested in slaying of daughter in India
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A British Columbia woman and her brother have been arrested in connection with the 2000 slaying of the woman's daughter and the attempted murder of her son-in-law in India in what has been described as an honour killing.
Malkit Kaur Sidhu, 63, the mother of victim Jassi Sidhu, and Surjit Singh Badesha, 67, the victim's uncle, were arrested Friday in the Vancouver suburb of Maple Ridge.
The two were taken into custody after the B.C. Supreme Court issued arrest warrants under the Extradition Act and will be held pending an extradition hearing, said Cpl. Annie Linteau.
Four other people have already been convicted in India of murder, attempt murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with Jassi Sidhu's slaying and the attempted murder of her husband, Mithu Sidhu.
The 25-year-old woman was a Canadian citizen and resident of Maple Ridge, was killed in Punjab, India, and her husband was seriously injured in the same attack in June 2000.
Jassi Sidhu had met her future husband during a visit to the Punjabi village where her parents were born, but according to court testimony, the man had no money, no property and his only income came from driving a small taxi called an auto rickshaw.
The Fifth Estate reported that Sidhu knew that her wealthy Canadian family would never approve of her choice of husband, so the couple married in secret, enraging some members of her family.
Malkit Kaur Sidhu, 63, the mother of victim Jassi Sidhu, and Surjit Singh Badesha, 67, the victim's uncle, were arrested Friday in the Vancouver suburb of Maple Ridge.
The two were taken into custody after the B.C. Supreme Court issued arrest warrants under the Extradition Act and will be held pending an extradition hearing, said Cpl. Annie Linteau.
Four other people have already been convicted in India of murder, attempt murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with Jassi Sidhu's slaying and the attempted murder of her husband, Mithu Sidhu.
The 25-year-old woman was a Canadian citizen and resident of Maple Ridge, was killed in Punjab, India, and her husband was seriously injured in the same attack in June 2000.
Jassi Sidhu had met her future husband during a visit to the Punjabi village where her parents were born, but according to court testimony, the man had no money, no property and his only income came from driving a small taxi called an auto rickshaw.
The Fifth Estate reported that Sidhu knew that her wealthy Canadian family would never approve of her choice of husband, so the couple married in secret, enraging some members of her family.
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