In a major breakthrough for Indian law enforcement, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) secured the return of Mohammed Salim Dola, a high-ranking associate of fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, to India on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Dola, a notorious international drug trafficker, was brought to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport from Turkey via a special aircraft following a high-stakes coordinated operation involving Indian intelligence agencies and Turkish authorities.
Terming Cyprus a “reliable partner” for India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for strengthening bilateral cooperation, which has “immense potential for growth”.
