Why do Indian extradition efforts fail? A former RAW officer explains

The man had been absconding since late 1970s, including hiding in Portugal, prior to entering Britain with a false identity

A former Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) officer, Jitendra Kumar Ojha, who was posted in London for three years, has in a damning indictment alleged that India’s serial failure to extradite wanted Indians from Britain was because of sabotage from within the system. These include the eight cases of Hanif Patel — who was allegedly involved in serial bomb blasts in Surat — Ravi Shankaran — who allegedly stole material from the Indian Navy’s War Room and shared this with India’s enemies and defence suppliers — the late Iqbal Mirchi — who was suspected of being behind the multiple explosions