Key Lashkar fugitive Salman Rehman Khan, accused of terror activities in Bengaluru, brought back from Rwanda | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The CBI, NIA and Interpol have been assured extradition of a Lashkar-e-Taiba member from Rwanda who is under a Interpol Red Notice for terrorist activities in Bengaluru.
Salman Rehman Khanidentified as a member of the banned terrorist organization, had facilitated the supply of arms, ammunition and explosives in support of terrorist activities in Bengaluru.
“With a major breakthrough in the Bengaluru Captures Terror Conspiracy In this case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has secured the extradition of a leading Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) fugitive, Salman Khan, from Rwanda,” the NIA said in a statement.
The CBI’s Global Operations Center worked closely with the NIA Interpol National Central Bureau – Kigali will secure Khan’s return to India from Rwanda, a CBI spokesperson said.
The NIA had initiated a case in 2023 regarding a criminal plot to spread terrorism in Bengaluru, with a corresponding FIR registered at Hebbal police station, Bengaluru.
On the request of the NIA, the CBI obtained an Interpol Red Notice against Khan on August 2, 2024, which was circulated to law enforcement agencies across the world to locate the wanted person.
Authorities traced Khan to Rwanda, where the CBI sought support from Interpol’s National Central Bureau in Kigali. An NIA security team brought him back to India on November 28, 2024.
This operation follows recent successful extraditions from Saudi Arabia, including Barkat Ali Khan, wanted by the CBI in a 2012 riots and explosive substances case, and Raihan Arabikkalalarikkal, wanted by the Kerala police for sexual offenses against a minor.
The CBI, which serves as India’s National Central Bureau for Interpol, maintains close coordination with domestic law enforcement agencies. Since 2021, they have facilitated the return of 100 wanted criminals to India through Interpol channels, including 26 in the current year.