Man arrested in India over death of Australian Toya Cordingley

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Police have arrested a man in India in connection with the death of Toya Cordingley in Queensland in 2018.
The arrests came after a $1 million bounty was offered by Queensland authorities earlier this month.
Police Commissioner Catalina Carroll said the extradition process to Australia was expected to go smoothly.

In a country of more than one billion people, Indian police have arrested a wanted man in connection with the death of Toya Cordingley in northern Queensland more than four years ago.

On October 21, 2018, a 24-year-old pharmacy worker and animal welfare volunteer woman was found dead after taking her dog for a walk at Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns. .

Police believe Rajwinder Singh has evaded arrest in the Punjab region since traveling to India on October 23, 2018.

His arrest on Friday follows a 2021 extradition request by Australia and a $1 million bounty offered by Queensland authorities earlier this month.

The former Innisfail nurse is due to appear in court “soon” in India, and Police Commissioner Catalina Carroll hopes the extradition process to Australia will go smoothly.

“Our relationship with the local Indian police on this is very good and we have been working with them and the Australian Federal Police for a long time,” she said.

“It was … one of the most intensive and comprehensive investigations in the world in years.”

QPS officials traveled to India from 27 October to 8 November to share information with local police.

It’s unclear if the rewards will be collected, but Carroll said he would be “happy to write a check” if the necessary processes were followed.

AFP’s Fugitive Arrest Strike Team and AFP New Delhi have assisted QPS in the search and arrest of murder suspects.

Police Commissioner Catalina Carroll said the death of Toyah Cordingley in October 2018 shocked Queenslanders. sauce: attached / queensland police

Cordingley’s death shocked and outraged people in Queensland, Carroll said.

“She was beautiful, very loved, and innocently spending her day,” she said.

“We are very happy to take further steps to bring an end to her family.

“It wasn’t a question of when this day would come.”

The matter is a top priority for the Australian government, Attorney General Mark Dreyfuss said Friday.

“Australian agencies are working closely with Indian authorities to pursue Mr Singh’s extradition to Australia so he can face justice.

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