LONDON: India’s request for the extradition of Tiger Hanif, an alleged aide of notorious Bombay underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim wanted in India in connection with two bomb blasts in Surat in 1993, has been turned down by the British government, Tribune India reported.
Hanif, whose full name is 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 minister turned down the Indian request last year.
“We can confirm that the extradition request for Hanif Patel was refused by the then Home Secretary and Patel was discharged by the court in August 2019,” a UK Home Office source said on Sunday.
Hanif’s extradition to India was first ordered by then Home Secretary Theresa May in June 2012.
