Supreme Court Dismisses Dutch National's Plea Against Indian Trial For Murder Of British Woman In Kashmir

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

9 March 2026 5:52 PM IST

If crime has been committed in India, it will be tried as per the Indian law, the Court said.

The Supreme Court today(March 9) refused to entertain a writ petition filed by Dutch national Richard De Wit, alleged to have murdered a 24-year-old English woman, Sarah Elizabeth Groves, in Jammu & Kashmir in 2013. Wit had filed a writ petition seeking repatriation to Netherlands on the grounds that he is suffering from Schizophrenia and is unfit to stand trial. A bench comprising...

Supreme Court Dismisses Dutch National's Plea Against Indian Trial For Murder Of British Woman In Kashmir

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

If crime has been committed in India, it will be tried as per the Indian law, the Court said.

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