Portugal to hand over Abu Salem: Govt

NEW DELHI: The Indian government made a statement in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the Portuguese government has agreed to hand over underworld don Abu Salem to India.
"Members are aware we do not have an extradition treaty with Portugal. But Portugal has been kind enough to say that they are ready to hand over Abu Salem to us," Minister of State for External Affairs Digvijay Singh said during Question Hour.In reply to another query on the identity of Abu Salem, Singh said, "We have been told he is Abu Salem."
On the deportation of the brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Iqbal Hasan Sheikh, and his close associate Ijaz Pathan from Dubai on Wednesday night, Singh said success or failure to get wanted criminals extradited from countries with which India does not have an extradition treaty depended solely on the concerned countries.