Lashkar terrorist brought from Rwanda

The African country Rwanda extradited to India on Thursday a member of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) facing an Interpol Red Notice in an operation coordinated by the NIA and the CBI, officials said in New Delhi.Salman Rehman Khan, an alleged member of the internationally proscribed terrorist organisation, had assisted in providing arms, ammunition and explosives to further terrorist activities in Bengaluru, they said. "The Global Operations Centre of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has closely coordinated with the NIA and Interpol National Central Bureau - Kigali for the return to India from Rwanda of Salman Rehman Khan, wanted by the NIA for terror-related offences," a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.
This marks the 17th instance since 2020 where the NIA has successfully facilitated the extradition or deportation of terror-related fugitives. The NIA registered a case in 2023 against him under the Arms Act, the Explosive Substances Act, and various provisions related to terrorism.The NIA took over the case on October 25, 2023, and identified Khan as a critical operative responsible for facilitating the transportation of arms, ammunition, and funds to Bengaluru-based terror modules.
Salman was lodged in Bengaluru Central Prison, where he was serving a sentence for a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses) conviction between 2018 and 2022. It was during this incarceration that Salman came into contact with T Naseer, a convicted terrorist serving a life sentence. Investigations revealed that Naseer played a role in radicalising Salman and orchestrating a terror module within the prison walls.
The NIA's probe exposed how Salman, upon being radicalised, became an active participant in terror activities. He assisted in the procurement and distribution of arms, ammunition, and explosives for terror operatives. Naseer also masterminded plots to facilitate his own escape during court appearances, a plan in which Salman was a player. When the terror conspiracy was uncovered, Salman fled India, evading authorities until his arrest in Rwanda.