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NIA detains Chota Shakeel's aide in Mumbai after raids at multiple places

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Published : May 9, 2022, 10:11 AM IST

Updated : May 9, 2022, 2:03 PM IST

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted raids at over a dozen locations in Mumbai against associates of Pakistan-based gangster Dawood Ibrahim and a few hawala operators.

NIA raids on Dawood Ibrahim linked locations
NIA raids locations linked to Dawood Ibrahim's associates

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency on Monday morning detained gangster Chhota Shakeel's aide Salim Qureshi aka Salim Fruit in Mumbai after conducting raids at over 20 places here and in adjoining Thane district against associates of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, an official said. The NIA picked up Qureshi, the husband of Shakeel's sister-in-law, from his residence in Bhendi Bazar area of south Mumbai, he said.

The central agency conducted raids at a housing society in Mumbai's Nagpada area, Bhendi Bazar, Santacruz, Mahim, Goregaon areas of Mumbai, Mumbra in Thane and other places against associates of Dawood Ibrahim. Several hawala operators and drug peddlers were allegedly associated with Ibrahim, the official said.

In February this year, the Enforcement Directorate had questioned Qureshi as part of its probe in a money laundering case linked to Dawood Ibrahim. However, the raids began today. The United Nations had declared Dawood's D company as a proscribed terror outfit and the mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai serial blast was declared a global terrorist in 2003.

Read: US drops extradition request against top D-Company financier

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency on Monday morning detained gangster Chhota Shakeel's aide Salim Qureshi aka Salim Fruit in Mumbai after conducting raids at over 20 places here and in adjoining Thane district against associates of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, an official said. The NIA picked up Qureshi, the husband of Shakeel's sister-in-law, from his residence in Bhendi Bazar area of south Mumbai, he said.

The central agency conducted raids at a housing society in Mumbai's Nagpada area, Bhendi Bazar, Santacruz, Mahim, Goregaon areas of Mumbai, Mumbra in Thane and other places against associates of Dawood Ibrahim. Several hawala operators and drug peddlers were allegedly associated with Ibrahim, the official said.

In February this year, the Enforcement Directorate had questioned Qureshi as part of its probe in a money laundering case linked to Dawood Ibrahim. However, the raids began today. The United Nations had declared Dawood's D company as a proscribed terror outfit and the mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai serial blast was declared a global terrorist in 2003.

Read: US drops extradition request against top D-Company financier

Last Updated : May 9, 2022, 2:03 PM IST
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