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On September 20 , 2002 , he and his companion Monica Bedi were arrested by Interpol in Lisbon , Portugal . His Satellite Phone was tracked using GPS techology. He is an accused in the 1993 bomb blasts as well as killing of Bollywood producer Gulshan Kumar , Indian actress Manisha Koirala 's secretary, a builder and more than 50 other cases. In February 2004 , a Portugal court cleared his extradition to India to face trial in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case. In November 2005 , Portuguese authorities handed him over along with Monica Bedi to Indian authorities on the assurance that death penalty would not be meted on him or his partner Monica Bedi. Abu Salem was born in a Lower Middle Class family. Abu's father was an Advocate by profession. Abu could not complete his education after his father passed away in a road accident. Initially Abu started a small mechanic shop in his home town to support his family. But soon he moved to Delhi , capital city of India. In Delhi he worked as a taxi driver. After some time Abu shifted base to Bombay , the financial capital of India. In Bombay he worked again as a driver. It was in Bombay that he met Dawood, the underworld don, and joined his mafia. In March 2006 , a special TADA court framed charges against him and his alleged associate Riaz Siddiqui for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. Eight charges were filed against him. He is accused of ferrying and distributing weapons. EXTERNAL LINKS
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