Hit and run driver Puneet Puneet’s extradition case in Delhi court saw another adjournment on Friday.
A witness who was due to give evidence in a New Delhi court about racism in Australia fell ill, delaying the extradition trial of fugitive hit and run driver Puneet Puneet, reports.
Puneet's counsel said that his witness, Pankaj Monga, could not come to the court as he was in admitted in a local hospital after being struck down by a case of gastro-enteritis.
"The court has received a medical prescription that Pankaj (Monga) has received a referral to hospital for gastroenteritis," Justice Gurmohini Kaur said.
Mr Monga had been expected to give evidence relating to racism in Australia, which Puneet's defence team is using as an argument against his extradition.
reports the same witness could not testify earlier this month as he had arrived in court without any identity proof.
The defence has also submitted medical documents saying Puneet suffers from ailments including schizophrenia and kidney and liver problems.
In his attempt to fight extradition, Puneet Puneet who fled to India after killing a teenager while drunk driving in Melbourne has earlier claimed in the court that Australia is racist.
Puneet Puneet fled Australia on a friend's passport in 2009 while he was on bail charged over the death of nursing student Dean Hofstee. He was arrested four years later in India.
Next hearing is scheduled on Monday.
