The issue of handing over of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, against whom Interpol has issued a red corner notice, is expected to come up for discussion during the second day of talks between the premier investigating agencies of India and Pakistan in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Official sources said India will take up the subject mainly by drawing the attention of Federal Investigating Agency of Pakistan to the Interpol notice issued some years back. The two sides will mainly discuss the issues of Interpol references made to each other so that the pace of investigation and eventual trial was accelerated.
Interpol references include the names of Dawood, his associates and five hijackers of the Indian Airlines aircraft in 1999 and two of their accomplices.
The meeting will also focus on formation of a SAARCPOL (Police cooperation among SAARC countries) to tackle trans-border crimes on the pattern of the one in Europe. A joint statement is also expected at the end of the meeting, which is being held after a gap of 17 years.
At the end of the first day of talks, Additional Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation M L Sharma told reporters that both sides had agreed to tackle problems like human trafficking and fake currency. The two issues came up for discussions on the first day of the two-day meet between officials of CBI and FIA.
"The CBI-FIA technical level talks were held in a cordial and positive atmosphere. During the talks, human trafficking and counterfeiting were discussed," Sharma said, adding that both sides had expressed earnestness to move forward for mutual benefit.
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