The Indian government has proposed a joint action with the United States to arrest the fugitive gangster and country’s most wanted terrorist,Dawood Ibrahim,Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said.
India pressing Pak for Dawood’s extradition: Shinde
“We have arrested some most wanted terrorists of late and have killed a few on the border. As far as Dawood Ibrahim is concerned,we are in touch with the FBI. There is already a red corner notice against Dawood Ibrahim. We have proposed a joint action with the US to arrest him. US Attorney General Eric Holder has also agreed to this,” Shinde told reporters.
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Indian intelligence agencies have claimed for long that the gangster is living in Pakistan,although latest reports suggest he might have shifted base to UAE in April of this year.
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He is wanted in India for his roles in 1993 Bombay bomb blasts and recent incidents of IPL spot-fixing. Due to his contacts with the al-Qaeda and his supposed close relationship with Osama bin Laden,America has branded him a ‘global terrorist’ and its intelligence agencies are involved in tracking him. He is also on Interpol’s list of wanted international criminals.