Portugal clears deportation of Mumbai blast suspect
Indian police said Portugal's Supreme Court has cleared the extradition of one of India's most wanted men, Abu Salem, sought for a string of blasts that killed more than 250 people in 1993, Indian media reported yesterday.
"We were informed by the Indian mission in Portugal that the Supreme Court has granted India's request for extradition of Abu Salem for all the offences," G. Mohanty, a spokesman for India's Central Bureau of Investigation, was quoted by the Press Trust of India as saying.
There was no immediate comment available from Portuguese officials.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Salem and his girlfriend, little-known Indian actress Monica Bedi, were arrested in Lisbon in September 2002 on charges of document falsification.
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