The husband of a B.C. woman whose throat was slit in a suspected honour killing in India says he still fears for his life 11 years after her slaying.

Maple Ridge resident Jaswinder Sidhu was murdered in Punjab in June 2000 after eloping with a rickshaw driver against her family's wishes. Her husband, Mithu Singh Sidhu, was stabbed several times but survived the attack.

Earlier this month, Jaswinder's mother and uncle were arrested by Mounties under the Extradition Act.

Speaking to Omni News, Mithu said he's grateful to see the case moving forward after so many years – but he still fears his life is at risk.

"I never go anywhere alone. I have enemies. Even today I am scared," he said.

Mithu recounted the attack, saying he and his wife were on a scooter when a group of men approached them slowly, pulled out a grass hockey stick and began beating them.

Seven men were convicted in the attack, three of whom were cleared on appeal. The incident left Mithu seriously wounded, and it was weeks before he learned his wife's fate.

"They told me that Jassi was dead. I was so hurt, it hurt so bad," he said.

It was the end of a storybook romance for Mithu, who met his wife-to-be in the city of Jagroan. It was a moment he describes as love at first sight.

"I was stopped in my electric rickshaw, Jassi was returning from shopping. I didn't know who she was but suddenly my eyes caught hers, and I can't explain what happened to me. We exchanged glances and I gave her everything," he said.

Jaswinder was on a matchmaking trip meeting potential suitors, none of whom interested her. When she returned to Canada, Mithu said the two kept in touch via phone calls and letters. They wanted to marry, but her family had other plans.

"Jassi told me that my uncle takes 20 to 25 Lakh rupees from potential grooms, he's very greedy, he's marrying me off in return for money. But I was in love with Jassi and she was in love with me. How could we let each other go?" Mithu said.

"She told me, ‘I want to marry only you, or else I'll die.'"

Jassi eventually fled Canada to be with Mithu, and the pair married in India. When her family learned of the wedding, Mithu says they forced her to file a fake affidavit alleging she had married at gunpoint. Mithu was arrested and jailed.

They were reunited in April 2000, two months before the couple was attacked in a brutal crime that Indian authorities believe may have been masterminded overseas.

More than a decade later, Malkit Kaur Sidhu, 63, and Surjit Singh Badesha, 67, face extradition from Canada, though experts say the process could take years.

Mithu says he's still hopeful that he may finally see closure in his wife's murder, and an end to the injustice that continues to haunt him.

"Did I commit a crime? I only fell in love. I didn't do anything wrong," he said.

With a report from CTV British Columbia's Bhinder Sajan