India on Tuesday raised with Denmark the issue of handing over of Kim Davy, alleged mastermind of the 1995 Purulia arms-drop, and the two sides decided that concerned agencies of both countries will follow it up. External affairs minister Jaswant Singh brought up the issue during wide-ranging discussions with visiting Danish foreign minister Per Stig Moller. “Our concerns were conveyed and the Danish side sensitised to our position,” External affairs ministry spokesperson Nirumama Rao told reporters. Davy, believed to be a follower of the Anand Marg sect, had managed to escape to Denmark following the dropping of four tonnes of arms in Purulia in West Bengal. India and Denmark have at present no bilateral extradition treaty. Five co-accused Latvian pilots were granted presidential pardon while undergoing jail terms whereas another involved Peter Bleach, a British national, is serving life imprisonment. His appeal against the Kolkata sessions court verdict is yet to be disposed of.
Moller, who is on a two-day visit also met Prime Minister's principal secretary Brajesh Mishra.

The two sides discussed the current bilateral relations, developments specific to both countries, situation in the region, follow-up of the India-EU summit, international terrorism, draft convention against terrorism, developments in Afghanistan and other issues of mutual concern, an external affairs ministry spokesperson told reporters in New Delhi.
Bureau Report