Abu Salem wants to be moved to Portuguese embassy

July 29, 2013 19:31

Gangster Abu Salem, who survived a bid on his life in Navi Mumbai's Taloja jail last month, today moved the special TADA court seeking directions to the jail authorities for shifting him to Portugal Embassy in Goa or Delhi.

"The applicant (Salem) may be transferred to Portugal Embassy till the final decision is reached on the issue of his repatriation back to Portugal post termination of Extradition order in the interest of justice," reads the application filed by his advocate Rashid Ansari.

In the application, Salem has also said he feels unsafe in any other jail and pleaded not to be transferred to any other jail "in the interest of justice since the risk to his life is on a higher scale in other jails".

Salem said officials of the Taloja Jail had received an order to transfer him to the Thane prison.

According to Salem, he has made several applications stating that he faces death threats in other jails from 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blast accused Mustafa Dossa, fugitive underworld don Chhota Shakeel and others.

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