Portugal extradites Mumbai don

Salem was produced amidst tight security before the designated TADA court hearing the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blast case, in which he is one of the prime accused.

He was produced before the designated judge of TADA (P) court PD Kode.

Salem, who was extradited early on Friday along with his girlfriend Monica Bedi for travelling on forged documents, was among the absconding accused of the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case.

However, according to CBI, Salem has been extradited to India in connection with eight cases which included the Mumbai serial blasts in 1993, two cases of passport forgery from Lucknow, three cases of extortion from Delhi and another murder case from the metropolitan.

Salem, who was extradited early on Friday, was among the absconding accused of the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case that was probed by CBI, and therefore the Portugal authorities have handed him over to CBI.

However, apart from the Mumbai bomb blast case, Salem is the prime accused in the other 25 cases registered in Mumbai, crime branch sources said.

"The CBI already has details of the cases in which Salem is wanted in Mumbai and we will be pursuing to get his custody as soon as possible", a senior Mumbai crime branch officer said.

The officer said that senior officials of Mumbai police have got in touch with CBI higher-ups and it will soon be decided whether to interrogate Salem jointly or independently.

The gangster is alleged to have arranged delivery of firearms to Dawood Ibrahim henchmen in Mumbai prior to the 1993 bomb blasts.

According to CBI, Salem's men allegedly delivered an AK-56 automatic rifle to Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt at his Bandra residence, a charge which the actor has denied.