New Delhi: Extradited gangster Abu Salem
was today produced before a Delhi court in an eight-year-old
case of alleged extortion.
Metropolitan Magistrate Sandeep Garg issued notices to
two witnesses to appear on April five and directed that Salem
be kept at Tihar jail here as he is to be produced tomorrow in
another court.
Salem was brought here by the Mumbai police sleuths
following a production warrant issued by the court which is
recording statement of witnesses in the case.
Salem, who was extradited from Portugal in 2005, is being
tried along with others for allegedly making extortion calls
to a city businessman in 2002.
The statement of Rajat Nagrath, who had filed a complaint
against Salem and others in 2002 with the Delhi Police's
Special Cell alleging the gangster was demanding Rs five crore
as protection money, was recorded in-camera on December 15
following his request.
Salem is to be produced tomorrow before another court
which is to hear arguments on framing of charges against him
under stringent MCOCA in another case of alleged extortion.
He is also likely to be produced before another court at
Patiala House here in a third case of alleged extortion.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 20:36