Who is Salman Rehman Khan, the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist India extradited from Rwanda

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in collaboration with the National Investigation Agency (NIA), successfully extradited Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Salman Rehman Khan for terror-related offences from Rwanda through Interpol channels on Thursday.

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The NIA has registered cases related to offences of criminal conspiracy, being a member of a terrorist organisation and providing support to a terrorist organisation and offences relating to the Arms Act and Explosive Substances Act, against Khan.

Who is Salman Rehman Khan?

• Salman Rehman Khan, who is known to be a member of the international terror organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba, has an FIR registered against him in 2023 from Hebbal police station, Bengaluru, for the crime of providing arms, ammunition and explosives to further terrorist activities in Bengaluru.

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• He also has a 'red notice' issued against him by the Interpol since August 2, 2024, which ensures that global law enforcement agencies can track the wanted criminal.
• Salman Rehman Khan, along with his associate Junaid Ahmad, had been on the run in connection with a high-profile case involving the radicalization of inmates at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Prison.

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• The case, initially filed by Bengaluru city police, led to the discovery of a weapons cache that included seven pistols, four hand grenades, one magazine, 45 live rounds, and four walkie-talkies.
• Salman Rehman Khan was geolocated in Rwanda with the assistance of the Interpol National Central Bureau-Kigali and returned to India by a security team on November 28.
• He is the third wanted criminal to be extradited to India by the CBI in the last month, and the 26th this year. Since 2021, over a 100 criminals have been returned to India in joint operations with Interpol.
• Earlier this month, another ‘red notice’ subject, Barkat Ali Khan was returned from Saudi Arabia after he was wanted for offences of rioting and use of explosive substances in Mumbai.
• The CBI also successfully extradited Raihan Arabikkalalarikkal, another ‘red notice’ subject, from Saudi Arabia to Kerala on November 10, for allegedly commiting rape and sexual offences against a minor.