Builder 'murdered wife in India'

A builder from west London has appeared in court charged with murdering his wife in India.

Jagpaljeet Singh Kular, 41, from Cranford, allegedly killed Manjit Kaur Kular, also 41, in the Punjab in November 2007.

Mrs Kular vanished on the way to a Diwali festival. Her mother was later told she had been run over by a car.

Mr Kular was remanded in custody at Sutton Magistrates Court, to appear at the Old Bailey in October.

A trial can be held in the UK for a crime allegedly committed abroad when both suspect and victim are British citizens, a Scotland Yard spokesman said.