Despite their best efforts, both the CBI and the foreign office already face their first obstacle. It is now clear that Anees will have to be tried and serve time for the offences he has committed in the UAE before he can be repatriated to India. Also, he has been travelling on a genuine Pakistani passport this time and complications could arise at a later stage over his nationality. A CBI official told Outlook, "We have little option but to dig our heels in and wait."
For the CBI, all this is a case of deja vu. A virtual rewind to what happened when an enthusiastic team rushed to Lisbon in August to bring back the notorious...

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