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Salem`s conviction to help in securing his extradition: CBI
Ghaziabad (UP), Nov 29: Welcoming the international co-operation in tracking down wanted fugitives, CBI today said the conviction of Mumbai underworld Don Abu Salem and his girlfriend Monica Bedi would help the agency in securing their extradition from Portugal.
Ghaziabad (UP), Nov 29: Welcoming the international co-operation in tracking down wanted fugitives, CBI today said the conviction of Mumbai underworld Don Abu Salem and his
girlfriend Monica Bedi would help the agency in securing their extradition from Portugal.
"The modalities for the extradition of Monica has been already cleared. We hope a similar response in regard to Salem soon," CBI director P C Sharma told reporters on the sidelines
of a function to inaugurate a museum at CBI training centre here.
Sharma said the conviction would help India in getting one of its most wanted fugitive, who is an accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case, soon.
Additional director Vijay shaker, who was incharge of the Abu Salem case, said the developments in Portugal were a step in the right direction.
"The conviction of Salem was a beginning of co-operation from the European countries," Shanker said. Several wanted fugitives of the CBI were presently in Europe in one country or the other which includes Kim Davy, an accused in the Purulia arms drop case and M V Vardharajalu, an accused in the Indian Bank scam.
Referring to the recent leakage of question papers of combine admission test of Indian Institute of Management, the CBI director said, "We have almost reach into the source of leakage and expect a breakthrough very soon."
Asked about the investigations into the cash-on-camera scam, the CBI director said, "The probe is on a right track and we will share the information as and when required."
Sharma refused to take any further questions on this case and said, "It is difficult to say anything now as we are not sure when the investigations will be over."
"Our fact-finding team is on the job," he said and added that CBI was still ascertaining whether the videotape which purportedly showed former Union minister Dilip Singh Judeo as accepting bribe was being examined.
Earlier, Sharma inaugurated the national police museum at the CBI academy which consists of about 1400 exhibits of which 500 were displayed before the media today.
These include different types of fire arms including shot guns, country made pistols, ammunitions, bullets, ranks and badges of police personnel, fake and counterfeit currencies, finger prints of criminals, weapons used by professional thieves and dacoits for house breaking. Bureau Report
Sharma said the conviction would help India in getting one of its most wanted fugitive, who is an accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case, soon.
Additional director Vijay shaker, who was incharge of the Abu Salem case, said the developments in Portugal were a step in the right direction.
"The conviction of Salem was a beginning of co-operation from the European countries," Shanker said. Several wanted fugitives of the CBI were presently in Europe in one country or the other which includes Kim Davy, an accused in the Purulia arms drop case and M V Vardharajalu, an accused in the Indian Bank scam.
Referring to the recent leakage of question papers of combine admission test of Indian Institute of Management, the CBI director said, "We have almost reach into the source of leakage and expect a breakthrough very soon."
Asked about the investigations into the cash-on-camera scam, the CBI director said, "The probe is on a right track and we will share the information as and when required."
Sharma refused to take any further questions on this case and said, "It is difficult to say anything now as we are not sure when the investigations will be over."
"Our fact-finding team is on the job," he said and added that CBI was still ascertaining whether the videotape which purportedly showed former Union minister Dilip Singh Judeo as accepting bribe was being examined.
Earlier, Sharma inaugurated the national police museum at the CBI academy which consists of about 1400 exhibits of which 500 were displayed before the media today.
These include different types of fire arms including shot guns, country made pistols, ammunitions, bullets, ranks and badges of police personnel, fake and counterfeit currencies, finger prints of criminals, weapons used by professional thieves and dacoits for house breaking. Bureau Report