Prosecutors drop HK$32.6 million robbery charge against Hong Kong man wanted by Interpol
Ramanjit Singh, 29, who is suspected of jailbreaking and funding terrorism in his native India, was originally accused of robbing two victims in Tsim Sha Tsui
An Indian-born Hong Kong resident wanted by Interpol for his alleged links to terrorism, political killings and a prison break in his native country had his criminal charge over a multimillion-dollar robbery withdrawn on Tuesday, but was facing an impending extradition request.
Prosecutors told Kowloon City Court they would no longer pursue Ramanjit Singh, 29, who was originally alleged to have taken part in a heist involving more than 450 million Japanese yen (HK$32.6 million) in one of the city’s busiest districts.
Also known as “Romi”, Singh was one of five suspects accused of robbing two people in Tsim Sha Tsui on February 9 this year. He was charged with one count of robbery, but the case against him and his co-defendant, Enish Limbu, 26, was dropped on Tuesday.
A spokesman for Hong Kong’s Department of Justice said there was no prospect of a conviction.
However, it said Singh was still a wanted man in India over a string of criminal offences, and disclosed that local police had carried out a “provisional arrest” of Singh on Monday, acting on a warrant from an Indian court.