Extradition

Tahawwur Rana urges US chief justice to stop his extradition to India

The application has been distributed to the Supreme Court judges for a conference scheduled for April 4, 2025, according to the details published on the US Supreme Court website

Govt seeks to appeal Sanjay Bhandari extradition discharge ruling

The Indian government as respondent in Sanjay Bhandari extradition case has sought permission from the London High Court to appeal against the discharge of the defence sector consultant wanted in Delhi to face charges of alleged tax evasion and money laundering. According to government officials familiar with the case, the first in a two-part process was initiated this week, which involves getting the high court's certification of points of law of general public importance. If this stage is successful, the appeal can proceed to the Supreme Court for argument. A UK court official confirmed the Indian government had applied to certify two points of law of general importance and grant leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. It follows Lord Justice Timothy Holroyde and Justice Karen Steyn's February 28 high court judgment granting the 62-year-old businessman's appeal on human rights grounds. The court had ordered his discharge from then UK home secretary Suella Braverman's extradition o

Sheikh Hasina vows to return to Bangladesh, calls Muhammad Yunus 'mobster'

Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to Bangladesh, accusing Muhammad Yunus of encouraging lawlessness, while Dhaka prioritises her extradition amid rising tensions

Hasina's extradition is Bangladesh interim govt's top priority: Spokesman

Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus' office on Tuesday said the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India was Dhaka's top priority. This is the government's top priority, Chief Adviser Yunus' press secretary Shafiqul Alam said in a media briefing, adding that Dhaka would continue its efforts to extradite Hasina to hold her trial in person. He said it was up to the people and political parties of Bangladesh to decide if her fascist Awami League would be able to carry on politics but those allegedly involved in killings, enforced disappearances and other wrongdoings must be brought to justice. The spokesman said the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights' (OHCHR) fact finding report, released last week, revealed that Hasina committed crimes against humanity during her tenure. After the report of the UN and some reports of rights groups were published, pressure has been mounted (on India to return Hasina to Bangladesh), the

Tahawwur Rana's extradition: Who's next on India's most-wanted list?

Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, was arrested in the US in connection with his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people

US 'evaluating next steps' in extradition of 26/11 convict Tahawwur Rana

A spokesperson from the State Department told ANI that the US has long supported India's efforts to bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case

B'desh vows to pursue Hasina's return from India, may seek global support

Bangladesh's interim government on Tuesday said it will continue its efforts to bring deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back from India and will seek international intervention if necessary. Law Adviser Asif Nazrul told reporters at the Secretariat here that if New Delhi refuses to return Hasina, it would constitute a violation of the extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India, the Daily Star newspaper reported. Hasina, 77, has been living in India since August 5 last year when she fled Bangladesh following a massive student-led protest that toppled her Awami League's (AL) 16-year regime. Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for crimes against humanity and genocide. Last year, Dhaka sent a diplomatic note to New Delhi seeking the extradition of Hasina. "We have written a letter for extradition. If India does not extradite Sheikh Hasina, it will

Hasina may continue staying in India despite Dhaka's extradition request

Sheikh Hasina left Bangladesh amidst violent student-led protests that erupted in July 2024, leaving over 500 people dead

US' case against Gautam Adani strong but extradition unlikely: Experts

Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, and another Adani Group executive were charged with securities fraud and conspiracy

Mangione suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing fights extradition to NY

The 26-year-old accused appeared at an extradition hearing today at the Blair County Courthouse in Pennsylvania

Businessman Sanjay Bhandari's extradition appeal opens in UK High Court

Sanjay Bhandari, a consultant in the defence sector wanted in India on alleged tax evasion and money laundering charges, began an appeal in the High Court in London on Tuesday against his extradition order. The 62-year-old businessman had won permission to appeal against a November 2022 Westminster Magistrates' Court ruling clearing his extradition earlier this year. His lawyers began making their arguments in the case, which is listed for a three-day hearing this week with the judgment expected in the new year. Lord Justice Timothy Holroyde and Justice Karen Steyn began hearing representations from barristers James Stansfeld and Edward Fitzgerald at the Royal Courts of Justice on three main grounds of appeal whether the bar for criminality had been met in the English jurisdiction, whether a prima facie case had been made and whether the accused faces a risk of violence in an Indian prison. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), appearing on behalf of the Indian authorities, will ..

Action to be taken under established procedures: MEA on Anmol Bishnoi case

In the wake of Mumbai police seeking extradition of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's younger brother Anmol, the external affairs ministry on Saturday said these matters come under legal domain and so action will be taken under established procedures. The proposal was sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs after the US authorities informed Mumbai police about his presence in their country, a senior police official said in Mumbai on Saturday. Anmol Bishnoi has been named as an accused in some high-profile crimes, including the Baba Siddique murder case. "You spoke about Anmol Bishnoi. Investigation is underway. Probe is in progress. These matters come under legal domain. And, since these things come under legal domain, so under established procedures, action will be taken on this issue," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters in Delhi. He was asked if the US has shared any details on the brother of Lawrence Bishnoi for extradition. Last month, the Mumbai police's crime bran

Bengal arms drop: Denmark refuses to extradite accused Niels Holck to India

India has long pursued the extradition of Holck, who is suspected of supplying weapons to a rebel group in West Bengal in 1995 and was known by the alias Kim Davy at that time

Bangladesh revokes Sheikh Hasina's diplomatic passport; extradition looms

Sheikh Hasina's extended stay in India raises diplomatic concerns for India as Bangladesh intensifies calls for her extradition

India, UK discuss prioritising extradition requests relating to fugitives

India and the United Kingdom on Monday discussed the need for expediting action under mutual legal assistance treaty and prioritisation of extradition requests relating to fugitives. A number of fugitives from India including former Kingfisher Airlines promoter Vijay Mallya, diamantaire Nirav Modi and arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari besides separatists from Punjab and wanted terrorist sympathisers are based in the United Kingdom and their extradition is being pursued by agencies. The issue came up for discussion during the visit of a high-level delegation from the United Kingdom that included its candidate for the post of Interpol Secretary General Stephen Kavanagh to the CBI Headquarters on Monday. During the visit, the CBI Director Praveen Sood and other senior agency officials held detailed discussions with Kavanagh about enhancing operational collaboration with the UK. Both sides discussed a host of issues including criminal intelligence sharing and combating financial crimes, ...

London court to rule on Assange's appeal against extradition to US

A London court is scheduled Tuesday to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gets one final appeal in England to challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges are due to issue a judgment in the High Court that could put an end to Assange's long legal saga or further extend it. If he fails in winning the right to appeal, his legal team fears he could be swiftly sent to the US to face charges, though they're likely to ask the European Court of Human Rights to block any transfer. Assange, 52, has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website's publication of a trove of classified US documents almost 15 years ago. American prosecutors allege that Assange encouraged and helped US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks published. During a two-day hearing last month, Assange's lawyers argued that he was a secrecy-busting journalist who exposed US .

WikiLeaks founder Assange faces last legal roll of the dice in Britain

Julian Assange's lawyers opened a final UK legal challenge on Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges, arguing that American authorities are seeking to punish him for exposing serious criminal acts by the US government. Lawyer Edward Fitzgerald said Assange may suffer a flagrant denial of justice if he is sent to the US At a two-day High Court hearing, Assange's attorneys are asking judges to grant a new appeal, his last legal roll of the dice in Britain. Assange himself was not in court. Judge Victoria Sharp said he was granted permission to come from Belmarsh Prison for the hearing, but had chosen not to attend. Fitzgerald said the 52-year-old Australian was unwell. Stella Assange, his wife, said Julian had wanted to attend, but that his health was not in good condition." He was sick over Christmas, he's had a cough since then, she told The Associated Press. She said The WikiLeaks founder was following proceedings through

Assange begins final UK legal battle to avoid US extradition on spy charges

Julian Assange's lawyers will begin their final UK legal challenge on Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges. The 52-year-old has been fighting extradition for more than a decade, including seven years in self-exile in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and the last five years in a high-security prison. Dozens of supporters holding Free Julian Assange signs and chanting there is only one decision no extradition held a noisy protest outside the High Court in London, where Assange's attorneys will ask two High Court judges to grant a new appeal hearing, his last legal roll of the dice in Britain. If the judges rule against Assange, he can ask the European Court of Human Rights to block his extradition though supporters worry he could be put on a plane to the US before that happens. Supporters plan to demonstrate outside the neo-Gothic court building on both days and march to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Downing Street office

Czech court rules murder suspect Nikhil Gupta can be extradited to US

A Czech high court has ruled that Indian national Nikhil Gupta, detained in a prison here on murder-for-hire charges in an alleged assassination attempt on a Khalistani extremist on American soil, can be extradited to the US, according to local media reports. Gupta, 52, was charged by US federal prosecutors in an indictment unsealed in November last year with working with an Indian government employee in an alleged plot to kill Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who holds dual US and Canadian citizenships, on American soil. Gupta, arrested in the Czech Republic on June 30 last year, is currently held in Prague's Pankrak prison. The Prague High Court confirmed in a closed session that Gupta can be extradited to the US, the Seznam.cz web portal reported on Friday. The Prague High Court's order came as it rejected Gupta's appeal against a December decision by a lower court that ruled that extradition was allowed. A spokesman for the Prague High Court declined to immediate

Rs 2,500 cr crypto scam: Kingpin Subhash Sharma hiding in UAE, says SIT

The special investigation team (SIT) probing the Rs 2,500-crore cryptocurrency scam would approach the competent court on November 28 to seek a warrant for the extradition of fugitive kingpin Subhash Sharma from UAE, officials said on Saturday. The kingpin of the scam Subhash Sharma from Sarkaghat in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district is still at large and as per our information, he is hiding in UAE. Efforts are underway to bring him back, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) northern range, Abhishek Dhullar, who is heading the SIT, told PTI. The multi-crore cryptocurrency ponzi scam started in 2018. The investors smelled something fishy when they stopped getting returns during the Covid pandemic when most business activities came to a halt. Later when they asked the accused about their pending returns, they realised they had fallen into a trap and were threatened to keep shut, the police said. The fraudsters threatened the victims that they would lose all their invested money i