A police team from Gurgaon is on its way to Kathmandu to facilitate the deportation of kidney racket kingpin Dr Amit Kumar.
India on Friday put in an official request with the Nepalese authorities to deport the doctor and also question him.
However, sources in Delhi and Kathmandu tell CNN-IBN that India has not been formally notified that Nepal is holding Amit.
Nepal has, however, made clear its not interested in keeping Amit and will deport him if India puts in a formal request.
CBI Director Vijay Shanker confirmed that they will be taking over the investigation as soon as the formalities are completed.We are in touch with the Nepal Government and we have excellent co-operation with them. Like before, they will help us get Amit Kumar quickly,”, CBI Director Vijay Shanker said.
Nepal police also say they have found no formal evidence of Amit's role in kidney racket and the only way they can keep him in Nepal is to hold him on currency charges.
CNN-IBN also spoke with Kathmandu police commissioner Hem Bahadur Gurum and he said there were no major charges against Amit Kumar in Nepal.
“We will charge him under fake foreign currency charges. He is in our custody with crime special division,” he said.
In Oct 1953, India and Nepal signed an Extradition Treaty covering:
Criminals convicted of murder/conspiracy/rape/dacoity etc
Court process in nepal will hve to be gone through
Identity of the accused will have to be formally established
Court will ascertain if he has committed any crime in Nepal
If proved otherwise he can be extradited
India on Friday put in an official request with the Nepalese authorities to deport the doctor and also question him.
However, sources in Delhi and Kathmandu tell CNN-IBN that India has not been formally notified that Nepal is holding Amit.
Nepal has, however, made clear its not interested in keeping Amit and will deport him if India puts in a formal request.
CBI Director Vijay Shanker confirmed that they will be taking over the investigation as soon as the formalities are completed.We are in touch with the Nepal Government and we have excellent co-operation with them. Like before, they will help us get Amit Kumar quickly,”, CBI Director Vijay Shanker said.
Nepal police also say they have found no formal evidence of Amit's role in kidney racket and the only way they can keep him in Nepal is to hold him on currency charges.
CNN-IBN also spoke with Kathmandu police commissioner Hem Bahadur Gurum and he said there were no major charges against Amit Kumar in Nepal.
“We will charge him under fake foreign currency charges. He is in our custody with crime special division,” he said.
In Oct 1953, India and Nepal signed an Extradition Treaty covering:
Criminals convicted of murder/conspiracy/rape/dacoity etc
Court process in nepal will hve to be gone through
Identity of the accused will have to be formally established
Court will ascertain if he has committed any crime in Nepal
If proved otherwise he can be extradited
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