Puneet extradition case drags on in India

By Amrit Dhillon
Updated February 16 2019 - 10:56pm, first published 10:52pm
Puneet Puneet is fighting extradition in India to avoid jail in Melbourne for a fatal hit-run.
Puneet Puneet is fighting extradition in India to avoid jail in Melbourne for a fatal hit-run.

In a bizarre twist to a protracted case that has seen surprising assertions, the lawyer representing hit-run driver Puneet Puneet has told a court in the Indian capital that Australia wants to have him extradited for 'political reasons'.