Pakistan has sanctioned Dawood Ibrahim and 87 others for terror-related activities (File)
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has begun to legally tighten the noose around the Dawood gang with the arrest of two associates of mobster Chhota Shakeel.
The arrested suspects have been identified as – Arif Abubakar Shaikh (59 years old) and Shabbir Abubakar Shaikh (51 years old).
“Both were involved in handling illegal D-Company activities and terrorist financing in the western suburbs of Mumbai,” a senior NIA official revealed.
He said they would be brought before a special NIA court on Friday.
“Investigations show that the entire syndicate is run by the Dawood gang from across the border. We have already called on 21 people to explain their role,” an official said.
Earlier this week, NIA conducted searches of 24 places in the Mumbai Commissionerate and five places in Mira Road Bhayandar Commissionerate.
“We have seized a lot of evidence in the form of electronic devices, documents related to real estate, cash and firearms, so one by one we will call people from whose locations the items have been recovered and seek clarification,” an official said. from.
According to the officials of the investigation team, Chhota Shakeel’s brother-in-law Salim Qureshi alias Salim Fruit, Suhail Khandwani, the managing trustee of Mahim and Haji Ali dargahs, Bollywood producer and the 1993 Mumbai bombings Sameer Hingorani, alleged hawala operator Abdul Kayyum, the alleged bookmaker Ajay Ghosaliya alias Ajay Ganda, Mobida Bhiwandiwala, Guddu Pathan and restaurateur Aslam Sarodia are under NIA’s scanner.
The investigative agency had raided 29 sites in Mumbai and neighboring districts in connection with the case filed by the NIA on February 3 earlier this year.
The case concerns terror/criminal activities of D-Company’s international terrorist network involving Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and his associates, including Haji Anees alias Anees Ibrahim Shaikh, Shakeel Shaikh alias Chhota Shakeel, Javed Patel alias Javed Chikna and Ibrahim Mushtaq Abdul Razzaq Memon aka Tiger Memo.
They have been charged with engaging in arms smuggling, drug terrorism, money laundering and distributing FICN, including unauthorized possession and acquisition of key assets for raising terror funds.
According to the NIA, they also actively cooperate with international terrorist organizations, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Al Qaeda (AQ).
The research firm FIR also claims that the D-Company has created a special unit to instigate terror in the Indian population by targeting prominent personalities, including political leaders, businessmen and others who use deadly weapons.
The central agency also revealed that Ibrahim and his associates are planning to provoke and provoke incidents that could lead to violence in various parts of India such as Delhi, Mumbai and other major cities.
Dawood Ibrahim was designated a global terrorist by India and the United States in 2003, with a $25 million reward on his head for his alleged role in the 1993 Bombay bombings. He is also charged on multiple counts of racketeering, murder and smuggling.
Recently, the Pakistani government sanctioned Dawood Ibrahim and 87 others for terror-related activities to avoid being placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gray list.
