Delhi court issues fresh warrant to Abu Salem
New
Delhi,
Sep
27:
A
Delhi
city
court
today
issued
a
fresh
production
warrant
against
Abu
Salem
in
connection
with
an
extortion
case
that
was
registered
in
the
capital
in
2002.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjeev Jain asked the Mumbai jail authorities to produce the extradited gangster in the court on October 15.
The Special Cell of the Delhi police has charged Salem and his alleged associates Ishtiyaq Ahmed and Chander Prakash with attempt to extort and criminal intimidation.
They are accused of making extortion calls to a Delhi-based businessman, Rajat Nagrath, demanding a ransom of one crore rupees.
Salem is in Arthur Road jail in Mumbai, while Ahmed and Prakash are lodged in Bhopal jail.
Salem is also wanted in connection with a 1998 case that was registered by the Hauz Khas police station.
The
underworld
don,
Salem,
was
extradited
from
Portugal
along
with
his
companion
Monica
Bedi
to
face
trial
in
eight
cases.
ANI>