Nadeem wins case

LONDON, MARCH 18. In a major setback to the prosecution in the Gulshan Kumar murder case, the British House of Lords has rejected an appeal by the Indian Government for extradition of prime accused Bollywood music director, Mr. Nadeem Akhtar Saifi, to India, to stand trial.

The House upheld the London High Court decision against the extradition in the 1997 murder case, and turned down the Indian Government's plea for review of the decision.

``The appeals committee has considered this petition and decided that it should be refused,'' an official communication received by the solicitor of the music director said.

Reacting to the decision, Mr. Nadeem said, ``I am very happy that the final court of judgment in Britain, the House of Lords, has declared me innocent.'' On whether he would be returning to Mumbai, he said, `not in the near future.''

- PTI

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