New Delhi: The Supreme Court stayed the TADA proceedings in two cases against alleged gangster Abu Salem in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case in view of Portugal court's order terminating his extradition to India. The court has issued notices to the Central government and the Ministry of External Affairs and wants a response in three weeks. Abu Salem in his application has said that trial, which can lead to death...
12:53 PM, Feb 17, 2012
London: British prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges against underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's close aide Iqbal Mirchi in connection with a case in which he was accused of threatening to kill a man, citing lack of evidence. Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said on Tuesday that it has decided to discontinue the charges against Muhammed Iqbal Memon, also known as Iqbal Mirchi, who is wanted in India in connection with the 1993...
10:36 PM, Nov 15, 2011
New Delhi: The trial of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's aide Iqbal Mirchi is set to begin in a British court on Thursday. Mirchi has been charged with threatening to kill 41-year-old Nadeem Kader. Last month, a lower court, granted him conditional bail. India's efforts to extradite him have been in vain. The government attempted Mirchi's extradition in 1995 but was unsuccessful. CBI sources told CNN-IBN, "We have to see if...
08:26 AM, Nov 10, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday began final hearing on a bunch of appeals filed by convicts as well as CBI in 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case in which 12 persons were awarded death penalty and 78 others sentenced to varying terms ranging from three years to life imprisonment. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and BS Chauhan started hearing on 110 petitions which includes petition filed by film...
06:54 PM, Nov 01, 2011
London: Iqbal Mirchi, the right hand man of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and an accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, was on Thursday remanded to judicial custody by a British court after he was charged with threatening to kill a man, police sources said. 61-year-old Mirchi, who was arrested from Romford in Essex on Tuesday, was produced at Red Bridge Magistrate Court here today and remanded to judicial custody,...
10:48 PM, Oct 13, 2011
Ministry of External Affairs has said that it has formally started work on the process of extraditing Iqbal Mirchi from the UK. ...
08:43 AM, Oct 13, 2011
Bhopal: Gangster Iqbal Mirchi, who was arrested in London, owns a sprawling bungalow on the banks of the Upper Lake in the city and its estimated market value is close to Rs 10 crore. The bungalow is known as the "Angrezan Bungalow" is located on plot No. 18 in the Nadir Colony in an area of 10,000 square feet. It has been lying desolate for the last couple of years....
04:20 PM, Oct 12, 2011
New Delhi: Iqbal Mirchi, a member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang was arrested in London on Tuesday, CBI said. Mirchi handles Dawood's drug trade and and is wanted in India for his alleged role in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts. CBI sources told CNN-IBN, "We have to see if we can demand Mirchi's extradition once again now because we could not extradite him the last time." There is a red...
08:04 AM, Oct 12, 2011
New Delhi: Iqbal Mirchi, a member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang, and an accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, has been arrested in London, CBI said. CBI sources told CNN-IBN, "We have to see if we can demand Mirchi's extradition once again now because we could not extradite him the last time." There is a red corner notice against Mirchi in 1993 Bombay serial blasts case. Government attempted Mirchi's extradition...
08:44 PM, Oct 11, 2011
New Delhi: India has approached Portugal's Supreme Court challenging its High Court order which had terminated the extradition of underworld don Abu Salem for breach of agreement by India by slapping charges which attract death penalty. India, in its appeal before the Portuguese Supreme Court, has said the interpretation of the High Court of the trial in various courts of the country was not correct. In its affidavit, India has...
01:27 PM, Oct 04, 2011
New Delhi: India has appealed against the Portugal court verdict on gangster Abu Salem. The Portugal court had struck down the extradition of Salem to India. Portugal revoked Abu Salem's extradition on grounds that the Indian Government had violated the extradition treaty. Salem is being tried in eight criminal cases including the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. ...
05:22 PM, Sep 30, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blast case, to go abroad till January 10 next year. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan asked the actor to surrender his passport within a week after coming back to the country. The court passed the orders on a petition filed by the actor seeking the court's permission...
12:01 PM, Jul 22, 2011
New Delhi: Notwithstanding Pakistan's denials, India on Thursday said underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, the main accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, resides in Karachi where he spends most of his time. A day after government released a list of 50 fugitives who are in Pakistan, Home Minister P Chidambaram said India will maintain pressure on it to bring all perpetrators of 2008 Mumbai attacks to justice and build international...
05:49 PM, May 12, 2011
New Delhi: In a setback for extradited gangster Abu Salem, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the trial court to proceed against him expeditiously. Salem, who is currently lodged in Arthur jail in Mumbai, has been convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts. The apex court said the underworld don can be tried for offences inviting death penalty even though the Portugal government had laid a pre-condition that he will not...
07:02 PM, Sep 10, 2010
Taher Mohammed Merchant, was on Tuesday extradited from the UAE, said CBI. ...
09:16 PM, Jun 08, 2010
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