Indian Murder Convict Extradited From UK To Serve Life Sentence In Surat
NDTV
Jigu Sorathi, a resident of Umargam, Gujarat, was sentenced to 28 years in prison by a Leicester court for the murder of his fiancee, Bhavini.
In a rare and unprecedented case, an Indian national convicted of murder in the United Kingdom has been extradited to India to serve the remainder of his life sentence.
Jigu Sorthi, a resident of Umargam, Gujarat, was sentenced to 28 years in prison by a Leicester court for the murder of his fiancee, Bhavini Pravin. He will now serve his sentence at Surat's Lajpore Jail, marking the first such extradition under the treaty between India and Britain.
In 2020, while living with his fiancee in Leicester, the couple's frequent quarrels led Bhavini to call off their wedding. In a fit of rage, Sorthi stabbed her multiple times, killing her. After committing the crime, the accused surrendered to the police and confessed.
