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In a massive development, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis ordered a probe into the role of Dawood Ibrahim’s gang in the Bhindi Bazaar redevelopment project. As per sources, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation issued a stop work notice to the Saifi Burhani Upliftment Trust which is executing the project. In 2019, the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray-led government had given the go-ahead for this project. While speaking in the Assembly earlier, Fadnavis revealed that the original plan of the project was changed, the width of the roads was reduced and more area was given to the developers.
Republic TV accessed a complaint letter given to the BMC Commissioner by advocate Ajay Aggrawal requesting the civic body to stop work till this project comply all laws, rules, regulations and all directions of the courts. He called for the changed plan and the association of Dawood and his associates to be examined by all authorities. He alleged that the construction work started in 2021. Meanwhile, a video surfaced in which Salim Qureshi alias Salim Fruit who was arrested by the NIA earlier was seen threatening the developers. The BMC has constituted a committee to probe the project which will submit its report to the Home Ministry.
Dawood Ibrahim under NIA scanner
Considered a key figure in the Hawala network that operates in the Indian subcontinent, Dawood Ibrahim is also infamous for his alleged involvement in smuggling and gang wars. However, he gained notoriety when multiple blasts rocked Mumbai on March 12, 1993, killing 257 people and injuring more than 1400. Along with his close aides, he allegedly escaped to Pakistan around the same time. The prosecution accused him of being the mastermind of the blasts. Despite the Indian government’s persistent efforts, Pakistan has stonewalled any chance of trying to reach Ibrahim.
In the meanwhile, he has been consistently linked to multiple terror organizations like the Lashkar-e-Taiba, which carried out several terror attacks in India over the years. One such prominent attack where Ibrahim has been accused of providing logistics is the 26/11 terror attack. However, the accusations against him go beyond terrorism and extend to his involvement in the international betting and match-fixing syndicate. This includes the 2000 match-fixing controversy and the 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal.
As per the FIR registered by the NIA on February 3, Ibrahim has been accused of running an international terrorist network- D-Company that is involved in a number of criminal activities. This includes arms smuggling, narco-terrorism, the underworld crime syndicate, money laundering, circulation of FICN, and unauthorized possession of assets for raising terror funds. Moreover, the central agency highlighted that D-Company is working in active collaboration with terror outfits such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Al-Qaeda.
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