The Supreme Court today sought details from the government on the steps taken for extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors pay-off case, and his detention in Argentina earlier this month. | |
| A bench, headed by Justice CK Thakker, issued notices to the Centre and CBI and sought their replies within a week. |
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| Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subrahmaniam, while accepting the notices, said a special team of CBI was being sent to Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, for expediting the extradition process. |
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| The court issued the direction after a lawyer, Ashok Aggarwal who had filed a PIL on the issue, made a mention of Quattrocchi's detention at Iguazu international airport in Buenos Aires on February 6 on the basis of a Red Corner Notice issued by Interpol at the behest of the CBI. |
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| He alleged that though the CBI was aware of Quattrocchi's detention from |
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| February 7, it kept the matter under wraps for "obvious" reasons. The Bench remarked that it was a serious matter. Later, Subrahmaniam said the two countries did not have an extradition agreement which could make it difficult for the Indian government to get him extradited. |
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