Bedi, convicted in a similar case by a court in Hyderabad, was brought to Bhopal last year and held at the Central Jail.
Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin was on the hit list of gangster Abu Salem, Mumbai police sources said on Wednesday, although they were not sure what made Salem target the Hyderabad-based cricketer.
Believed to be underworld don Abu Salem's girlfriend, the former actress had sought asylum in Portugal claiming she would face 'discrimination' by the Indian government as she belonged to a minority community.
Salem will also have to be produced in the Ajit Dewani murder case.
The TADA court on Monday held an aide of Abu Salem guilty of carrying weapons from Sanjay Dutt's residence to the house of co-accused but acquitted another due to lack of evidence.
An exclusive report in Outlook magazine says the former India captain confessed that he did take Rs 10 lakh to provide information for three matches.
It was considered previously that Salem may have committed the murder at someone else's behest.
The application of Mumbai crime branch, seeking transfer Salem's custody has been filed with the special TADA court, which is hearing the 1993 bomb blast case.
Asked about the allegation made by Salem's girlfriend and little-known Bollywood actress Monica Bedi that she was in illegal confinement of the underworld don, the CBI Director said that the matter was being investigated.
Earlier, CBI had arrested Salem soon after his extradition on November 11 in the 1993 bomb blast case.
According to them, any such permission would hamper the ongoing probe and cripple the agency's efforts to collect evidence in the case against Salem.
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Mumbai police can prosecute Salem on two cases only.
The court also asked extradited gangster Abu Salem's to move the Supreme Court against the separation of the his case from the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.
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Lawyer Niteen Pradhan, who defended the 1993 blasts accused, says July 11, 2006 was a 'day of reckoning' for him.
The little-known Bollywood actress has sought a 'second chance' and pardon.
"India is my country and I will stay here and do business to earn a livelihood," Qayyum said.
The judge also ordered that Zaheera might be given a set off for the period she has already spent in prison after her surrender before the court recently.
He was rushed to Mumbai's JJ Hospital due to chest pain.
Talking to journalists, Bedi expressed fear that she would be tortured if she returned to India.
Deposing before a magistrate, Roshan, however, supported the prosecution's case and said Salem's henchmen attacked him after he refused to pay them extortion money.
The official who wished to remain anonymous refused to comment about reports in a section of the media that India was seeking extradition of Jumani.
Salem admitted that he knew about the modus operandi of the gang with which he had been associated in the past.
The government told Portugal on December 12 that the gangster would not be given capital punishment if he were extradited to India.
The judge also permitted Bedi's counsel to visit her during the CBI custody.
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said the only difficulty is the Portuguese government's policy of not allowing extradition of any person to a country, which has a capital punishment.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The film director denied receiving extortion threats from underworld dons Abu Salem and Chhota Shakeel.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
She has cited discrimination against minorities in India among reasons for seeking asylum.
The official communication was received by the Central Bureau of Investigation today, sources said in New Delhi
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