SHE has been through hell and back, but attempted murder victim Renu Singh could be on her way home soon.
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The Indian 31-year-old was savagely attacked by her former husband in the pair’s Newnham home in February 2014.
After bullying his wife into taking out a life insurance claim worth $700,000, Lokendra Singh beat Dr Singh and tried to cut her throat three times with a serrated kitchen knife.
He failed to kill her and was subsequently found guilty of attempted murder in September, after Dr Singh bravely testified against him in the Launceston Supreme Court.
Today, Singh awaits sentencing in his cell at Risdon Prison.
But a recovering Dr Singh – who was unlawfully jailed upon her return to India in October for immigration issues following her former husband’s guilty verdict – has vowed to return to Launceston as soon as next month to restart her life.
Dr Singh – a valued staff member at the Launceston General Hospital – held back tears this week as she spoke about the nightmare she has endured.
“I don't know when I'll get my passport back,’’ she said.
“Hopefully April, maybe. I want to come back to Australia and start work again. I don't want to stay in India.’’
Dr Singh was jailed in India last year after a false police complaint by Singh’s family, obtained by Fairfax Tasmania.
It is understood the Singhs are influential in the Nagpur region with ties to government.
A legal dispute for Dr Singh’s passport has ensued since she was released from prison and the process has been drawn out by corrupt Indian politics, including bribes, a distraught Dr Singh said.
She also now fears for her life after a violent run-in with the Singhs recently.
Despite this, Dr Singh plans to lobby government figures in an effort to ensure her return to Launceston.
“I am planning to write to the Indian Prime Minister and other ministers [in India and Australia],’’ she said.
“Hopefully [the politicians] read what I am saying. Nobody is hearing me.''
In recent weeks the Australian resident has applied to be part of the Australian Medical Association and has arranged interviews with Australian media organisations in a bid secure her freedom.
Last month, the Launceston Supreme Court heard her former husband – who will likely serve years in jail – had refused to undergo a psychiatric evaluation in prison.
