India, May 13 -- New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested wanted narco-terrorist Iqbal Singh alias Shera after his extradition from Portugal following sustained diplomatic and legal efforts.

Mastermind in a major Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terror financing case, Shera was brought to India on Wednesday following the due legal process. Shera was taken into custody by an NIA team at the Delhi airport immediately on his arrival from Portugal, to where he had absconded in 2020.

Shera's successful extradition and arrest come as a major shot in the arm for NIA's fight against Pakistan-backed narco and cross-border terrorism.

The arrested fugitive had a non-bailable warrant of arrest (NBW) agai...