Suspect in Australia Murder Arrested in India 4 Years Later

Suspect in Australia Murder Arrested in India 4 Years Later
Delhi Police Special Cell officers escort Rajwinder Singh (2R) to Patiala court after being arrested in relation to the 2018 murder of Australian national Toyah Cordingley in Australia's Queensland state, in New Delhi, on Nov. 25, 2022. AFP via Getty Images
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CANBERRA, Australia—The prime suspect in the murder of a woman on an Australian beach four years ago was arrested in New Delhi’s outskirts three weeks after he was targeted with a 1 million Australian dollar ($677,000) reward, authorities said Friday.

Indian national Rajwinder Singh, 38, flew from Sydney to his homeland the day after 24-year-old Australian Toyah Cordingley’s body was found on the Queensland state coast on Oct. 22, 2018.