From Abu Salem to Ravi Pujari: India’s Biggest Extradition Wins

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India has successfully extradited several high-profile fugitives over the years. Here’s a look at some notable cases

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Abu Salem, a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts and involved in organized crime and murder, was successfully extradited from Portugal in 2005 under India’s treaty

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Christian Michel, alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter scam, was extradited from the UAE in 2018 marking the first major extradition under the UAE-India treaty for white-collar crime

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Ravi Pujari, a notorious underworld don wanted for extortion, murder, and threats, was extradited from Senegal in 2020 after being arrested in South Africa ending a years-long international manhunt

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Fateh Singh, a close aide of Delhi gangster Neeraj Bawana, was extradited from Thailand in 2023 for his involvement in multiple serious crimes including murder and extortion

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Rajiv Saxena was extradited from the UAE in 2019 for his role in the AgustaWestland scam, accused of laundering money and channeling illegal funds

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