New Delhi: Striking a positive note about the extradition of underworld don and main accused in 1993 Mumbai bomb blast Abu Salem, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on October 8 said, Portuguese authorities understood the urgency of New Delhi of questioning of the elusive don and also did not rule out the possibility of sending another team to Lisbon.

"The three-member team will brief us on the developments but I am happy that Portuguese authorities have appreciated our urgency of bringing him here," CBI director P C Sharma told reporters on October 8.

Sharma said the team had explained the Indian laws to them and had gathered a thorough knowledge about their laws. "Our future strategy will be based within the two legal framework and I don't rule out the possibility of sending another team to Lisbon," Sharma said.

Commenting on the co-operation extended to the CBI team in Lisbon, Sharma said they were treated very well by the Portuguese administration and had received effective and well co-ordinated assistance from the Indian mission at Lisbon.

The three-member team comprising additional director Vijay Shekhar, Superintendent of Police O P Chatwal and agency legal head S K Sharma arrived at New Delhi on October 7 night after spending nearly two weeks in Lisbon immediately after Salem, along with his girl friend Monica Bedi, were detained in September.

PTI