Srinagar, May 14 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested wanted narco-terrorist Iqbal Singh @ Shera after successfully securing his extradition from Portugal following sustained diplomatic and legal efforts.

In a statement issued to the media, the NIA spokesperson said that the mastermind in a major Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terror financing case, Shera, was brought to India today following the due legal process. He was taken into custody by an NIA team at the Delhi airport immediately on his arrival from Portgual, to where he had absconded in 2020. His 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 statement said that the arre...