Iqbal Kaskar who is under police custody spilled beans says ‘Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan’

Mumbai, September 22: As always Pakistan have been brushing aside the ‘Dawood Ibrahim’ staying there, but his younger brother Iqbal Kaskar confirmed that India’s most wanted gangster turned terrorist Dawood Ibrahim is hiding in Pakistan. Iqbal Kaskar is presently under police custody for threatening a builder for extortion, has reportedly spilt more beans about Dawood.

 

A senior police officer informed that Kaskar has given some four-five addresses used by Dawood in the country. Pakistan consistently denies that the global terrorist is holed up there. Kaskar’s claim backs up the dossier India has handed to Pakistan, listing over nine addresses of Dawood in Karachi and other cities.

Kaskar, 60, the only one of Dawood’s brothers to be based in Mumbai now, and two of his aides were arrested on September 18 by the Thane police’s anti-extortion cell.

Kaskar also told that Dawood has avoided speaking to him and other relatives in India for the past three years over fears of his phone being tapped. He has, however, claimed to be in touch with Anees Ahmad, another brother who helps Dawood run his crime empire, a couple of times in the past. Kaskar said Anees has called him from international numbers on his mobile phones on Eid and other occasions.

Kaskar, accused of having collected around Rs 100 crore from developers and jewellers in the Thane region in the last three years and channelling them to D-Company. He denied being involved in any extortion racket and claimed he was doing business with the builders.

“Kaskar is not cooperating in the investigation and is hardly speaking. But yes, he has admitted he was in touch with his elder brother Anees Ahmad, involved in the 1993 serial bomb blast,” said an officer.

“All the statements given by Kaskar during the interrogation are presently being verified and are likely to be used by the agencies against the fugitive Dawood,” said a senior police officer.