Interpol Rejects NIA’s Request for Red Notice Against Zakir Naik

Zakir Naik, Islamic preacher.

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• In a setback to NIA, its request for Red Notice against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik was not accepted by Interpol as the chargesheet was not submitted at the Interpol headquarters.
• The NIA said that it will submit a fresh request as the chargesheet had already been filed in the concerned court.
• Zakir Naik's spokesperson said the Interpol “instructed its worldwide offices to delete all data from files on him, have cited political and religious bias among other reasons.”