In the plea, Salem said he had several ancestral properties in Sarai Meer, Azamgarh, which had been seized by other villagers using fake documents. read more

The Indian government was responding to an application AbuSalem made in the Lisbon court, asking to be taken back to that country as India had violated his extradition terms. read more

Abu Salem is convicted in March 1993 Mumbai serial bombings case under provisions of the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act. read more

Salem, 46, sentenced to life imprisonment in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, had moved the high court seeking release from prison on parole for a month as he wants to marry Kausar Bahar, a resident of Mumbra area in Thane district. read more

The underworld gangster has maintained that he neither met nor supplied Sanjay Dutt with arms and ammunition. read more

The jail has just 74 CCTV cameras which are not sufficient to keep the entire jail under surveillance. read more

Salem wrote another letter to Portuguese authorities complaining that his life was under threat from Indian investigation agencies. read more

The Portuguese officials, accompanied by the CBI, visited Abu Salem in jail after he complained that the clauses of the extradition treaty with Portugal were being flouted. read more

Abu Salem was convicted in the 2002 extortion case on May 26. read more

A Delhi court on Saturday convicted gangster Abu Salem for demanding Rs five crore as protection money from a businessman in 2002 read more

With stricter provisions for grant of bail and prescription of longer jail terms, MCOCA was aimed at dismantling organised crime syndicates and its success in Maharashtra led to the act being extended to Delhi in January 2002. read more

Abu Salem, in his parole application, said he has been in jail for 12 years, 3 months and 14 days, and has never been out on any leave. read more

He has requested the Portugal ambassador to help him forward his petition to the Supreme Court of the European country. read more