The Indian government has sent a formal request to Malaysia to extradite fugitive Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, timesnownews.com reports on May 14. National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been pursuing the case of Zakir Naik. Indian agencies have been pursuing Naik on charges of alleged money laundering and delivering hate speeches that incited extremism. Naik’s name has also surfaced in the probe into July 1, 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery bomb blast in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A bomber had later confessed before the authorities that Naik's speeches had influenced him. According to an NIA official, Naik has been residing in Malaysia now for nearly 3 years. In India, he used to preach on the now-banned 'Peace TV'.a
Naik's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), an NGO, had also organised 'peace conferences' in Mumbai from 2007 to 2011. During these conferences, the Islamic preacher is alleged to have attempted to convert people and incite terror acts, the NIA has said.