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Business News/ News / India/  India working to extradite Zakir Naik: S. Jaishankar
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India working to extradite Zakir Naik: S. Jaishankar

Zakir Naik, who fled India in July 2016, was charged under UAPA and Sections 120B, 153A, 295A, 298 and 505(2) of the IPC
  • Jaishankar’s statement came in the wake of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday rejecting claim that PM Modi had asked for the Islamic preacher to be extradited
  • Muslim preacher Zakir Naik (Photo: AP)Premium
    Muslim preacher Zakir Naik (Photo: AP)

    In the wake of Interpol striking down India’s request for a red corner notice against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday said that India was in the process of working out an extradition request with Malaysia.

    Jaishankar’s statement came in the wake of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday rejecting the claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked for the Islamic preacher to be extradited to India.

    “There is an extradition request for Zakir Naik. We want him back and that is what we are working towards," Jaishankar said.


    In 2017, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) charged Naik with inciting terror and delivering hate speeches with the agency filing the chargesheet before the NIA special court in Mumbai.

    Naik, who fled India in July 2016, was charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and Sections 120B, 153A, 295A, 298 and 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

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    Published: 17 Sep 2019, 05:35 PM IST
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