The CBI is sending its team, along with a cyber expert, to London to assist the UK's law officers in seeking extradition of Ravi Shankaran, the main accused in the Naval War Room leak case. A Westminster court has fixed October 10th as the next date of hearing on India's plea for seeking extradition of Mr Shankaran. Forty six year old Shankaran was arrested in London last year on the basis of Interpol Red Corner notice secured against him by the CBI.

Shankaran, whose passport was revoked by the Ministry of External Affairs on May 1, 2006, has been evading arrest in connection with the Naval War room leak case for over five years now. As the case was handed over to the CBI, Shankaran, kin of former Naval Chief Arun Prakash, had fled the country.

AIR correspondent quoting official sources reports, a team along with a cyber expert, who helped the probe agency in forensic examination of the computers seized from the war room, would be sent to London to assist the Crown Prosecution Services which is pleading the case on behalf of India in the London court.