The central government had, at the time of Salem’s extradition from Portugal in 2005, given a “national commitment” to the Portugese government that he would not be sentenced to death or more than 25 years in jail, jail authorities noted, saying they would forward the necessary papers for his release within a month of his completing the stipulated prison term in 2030
The anti-corruption probe agency, in 2023 alone, coordinated the return of at least 29 fugitives; in all around 75 fugitives have been brought back since 2021.
Gangster Arshdeep Singh Gill, better known as Arsh Dalla, considered an associate of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar who was killed on June 18 last year in Surrey, British Columbia, is considered a terrorist by the Indian Government though those charges have not been tested in a Canadian court.