Lucknow, Mar. 17 : In connection with the 1993 fake passport case, Under World don Abu Salem was produced in the special CBI court of Special judicial magistrate Saif Ahmad, who set March 30 as the next date of the hearing.

Amid tight security arrangements, Salem was taken from Kaisarbagh police station to CBI court for hearing.

Earlier, the CBI had issued a production warrant against Salem in the 15-year-old case.

Salem, his wife Damira Zumani and others are alleged for procuring passports on the basis of fake documents from the regional passport office at Lucknow.

Salem will be taken back to Mumbai this evening.

Also an accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, Salem was brought to Lucknow on Tuesday morning by Mumbai police. (ANI)