Jailed gangster Abu Salem's request that he be allowed to be present in a Lucknow court when his lawyer is submitting arguments in the fake passport case has been accepted.
Salem is also a convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts
The ex-DGP of Maharashtra says he did all he could to protect Kumar but the appearance of the UP Police upset the equation
It was alleged that Salem had demanded Rs 5 crore as protection money from businessman Ashok Gupta, a resident of Greater Kailash in south Delhi, in 2002
The court has fixed May 30 for argument on the quantum of sentence against Salem
Last month, the court had issued fresh production warrant against the gangster
Abdul Salam alias Podi Salam, a resident of Malappuram in Kerala, was wanted in a case of smuggling of fake Indian currency notes