In custody

Indian murder suspects want to stay with us

The regional court in Ried has ordered the two Indians who were arrested in Hohenzell on suspicion of murder to be remanded in custody. The detention hearing will take place at the beginning of June, according to court spokesman Stefan Kiesl: "The two suspects have not confessed and do not wish to be extradited to Great Britain".

The two Indians are strongly suspected of brutally murdering another Indian citizen in the British town of Shrewsbury on August 21, 2023, along with seven other compatriots. Five suspects have already been arrested in the UK. Four offenders were each sentenced to 28 years' unconditional imprisonment for murder and one offender was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for manslaughter. 

The other four suspects managed to escape, one of whom was suspected to have a possible connection to Upper Austria and the British authorities therefore contacted the target search group of the Upper Austrian State Criminal Police Office via Interpol Vienna. On Monday, he and another suspect were caught in the Innviertel region.