Sajid Javid, the Pakistan-origin Home Secretary had turned down India’s extradition request of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s close aide Tiger Hanif in connection with 1993 Surat blasts case, India Today TV has learned.
Tiger Hanif is wanted by the Indian investigative agencies for his alleged role in two bomb blasts in Surat which took place in 1993.
The London High Court had earlier ruled that Tiger Hanif can be extradited to India based on the evidence provided by the investigative agencies. The extradition papers were then sent to UK Home Office for approvals, however, then Home Secretary Sajid Javid refused to clear his extradition to India.
Tiger Hanif alias Mohammed Hanif Umerji Patel was traced to a grocery store in Bolton, Greater Manchester, and arrested by Scotland Yard on an extradition warrant in February 2010.
The 57-year-old since lost a number of legal bids to stay in Britain, claiming that he will be tortured in India. However, his final bid to then Home Secretary Sajid Javid succeeded as the Pakistani-origin minister refused the request last year.
Born on October 20, 1960, Tiger Hanif is facing charges of crime against life and health, crimes involving the use of weapons and explosives, organised crime, and terrorism.
Dawood Ibrahim, the underworld down accused of 1992 Mumbai blasts case, is said to be staying in Pakistan.
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