INDIA;Gulshan Kumar murder accused Dawood aide to be handed over to India

 Bangladesh on Monday freed Dawood Ibrahim's aide on expiry of his jail term for cross-border intrusion, sparking speculation about his extradition to India where he was convicted for killing Gulshan Kumar in 1997.

 

As per sources, Daud Merchant will be handed over to BSF at Indo-Bangla border in the next few hours. Bangladesh on Monday freed a top aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim on the expiry of his jail term for cross-border intrusion, sparking speculation about his extradition to India where he was convicted for killing Bollywood music baron Gulshan Kumar in 1997.





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Sources have told India Today that all the preparation for handing over has been done, but sources did not disclose the checkpoint where he would be handed over to India.

Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said Daud Merchant was released as his jail term expired, but did not clarify whether he was handed over to India, where he is to stand trial. "He (Merchant) has been released. His prison term for illegal trespass into Bangladesh ended some time ago," he said.