BOMBAY TIMES (February 24, 2014)

Nadeem Saifee, living in self-imposed exile in Britain since he was accused of involvement in music tycoon Gulshan Kumar’s murder in 2000, has said that he is owed an apology by the Indian government and wants to return to India to see his parents. One half of the successful Nadeem-Shravan duo, the music composer was implicated 16 years ago in the killing of Kumar, but has claimed his innocence ever since. Saifee said that he didn’t want his parents to die without hearing that he was innocent, asserting that his parents are lying ill in their beds, and he wanted to see them.

He was on a holiday in the UK in 1997 when Kumar was murdered by assailants in Mumbai and soon became a prime suspect in the shooting. At the request of Mumbai police, the Indian government sought Saifee’s extradition but the musician’s legal team maintained the police’s evidence was flawed. After an extended legal battle, he successfully avoided extradition. Saifee must appear in an Indian court for his warrant to be cancelled, but fears he will not get a fair hearing. He has suggested that his implication in the murder case was part of a larger conspiracy.
-Agencies