Irishmen wanted in murder hunt contact embassy

TWO Irishman wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of an English backpacker in India have contacted the Irish embassy in New Delhi after a nationwide alert was issued for their capture.

The Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday confirmed the pair, named by Indian police as Adrian Breathnach and James Frank, contacted the embassy following the discovery of the body of British woman Anna Bartlett.

Embassy officials, in turn, have been in touch with police in the province of Himach Pradesh, north of New Delhi. The two have not yet been arrested.