London: Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's aide Iqbal Mirchi has been granted bail by a court in London. He was arrested earlier this month for allegedly threatening to kill his associate.
Mirchi, whose real name is Iqbal Menon, is wanted by India in multiple cases of murder and extortion. The 61-year-old reportedly manages Dawood's drug business.
Mirchi was granted bail by a court in London on Tuesday, October 18. He was reportedly released shortly after getting bail. After his arrest on October 13, he was remanded to judicial custody till October 20. It is still unclear why his bail hearing was pre-poned.
The British police have charged him with threatening to kill his associate Nadeem Kader. According to some reports, Kader had called off the marriage between his daughter and Mirchi's son.
Mirchi escaped from Mumbai in the early 90s and has been on the run since then. He was arrested from his six-bedroom mansion where he has been living for more than 20 years now.
An Interpol Red Corner Notice - which is like an international arrest warrant - was issued against him in 1994. He has reportedly been moving between Dubai and London.
Sources in CBI have said they would approach the UK police through the Interpol and diplomatic channels to seek his extradition or deportation to India.
He acquired the moniker Mirchi because his family originally traded red chilli powder.
Mirchi, whose real name is Iqbal Menon, is wanted by India in multiple cases of murder and extortion. The 61-year-old reportedly manages Dawood's drug business.
Mirchi was granted bail by a court in London on Tuesday, October 18. He was reportedly released shortly after getting bail. After his arrest on October 13, he was remanded to judicial custody till October 20. It is still unclear why his bail hearing was pre-poned.
The British police have charged him with threatening to kill his associate Nadeem Kader. According to some reports, Kader had called off the marriage between his daughter and Mirchi's son.
Mirchi escaped from Mumbai in the early 90s and has been on the run since then. He was arrested from his six-bedroom mansion where he has been living for more than 20 years now.
An Interpol Red Corner Notice - which is like an international arrest warrant - was issued against him in 1994. He has reportedly been moving between Dubai and London.
Sources in CBI have said they would approach the UK police through the Interpol and diplomatic channels to seek his extradition or deportation to India.
He acquired the moniker Mirchi because his family originally traded red chilli powder.
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