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Sunday, Feb 27, 2005

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Legal hurdles cleared for Monica Bedi's extradition

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, FEB. 26. Legal hurdles have been cleared for extradition of Monica Bedi, a former Bollywood starlet, from Portugal to India.

She was arrested on September 18, 2002 by the police in Lisbon along with underworld don Abu Salem Ansari and was found in possession of a forged passport.

Abu Salem is the key accused in the March 1993 Bombay serial blasts case.

The Constitutional Court of Portugal has unanimously dismissed the appeal of Ms. Bedi on February 24 filed against its preliminary decision of January 18, 2005, the Central Bureau of Investigation said in a release here today.

The passport she held was issued by the Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad,in the name of Sana Malik Kamal. A criminal case was registered against her by the CBI in the case. A request for her extradition was made by the Government to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Portugal, on December 27, 2002. After the request was examined by the Attorney-General, Portugal, and Ministry of Justice, it was forwarded to the High Court of Lisbon for judicial examination.

Ms. Bedi was convicted by the Sessions Court of Lisbon for the use of forged documents in Portugal and was jailed for two years. She has completed the period of sentence.

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