Hit-and-run case: Indian to fight extradition to Oz

An Indian youth, who allegedly mowed down an Australian student and injured another in a 2008 hit-and-run case here, will fight attempts to extradite him using his medical condition from India where he is currently living, a media report said on Monday.

Puneet Kumar, 26, was granted bail in New Delhi late last month and his legal team are arguing he should be tried in India where the potential jail sentence for culpable driving is a tenth of what it could be in Victoria, ABC News reported.

Kumar has been accused of killing 19-year-old Queensland student Dean Hofstee under the influence of alcohol.

Kumar, who was driving at 148 kilometres per hour, also injured 20-year-old Clancy Coker in the incident.