CBI books Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Farooq Takla for issuing two passports through fraudulent means
Mumbai, April 4: Central Bureau of India registered a fresh case against Dawood Ibrahim’s aide and the 1993 Mumbai blast accused Farooq Takla of allegedly getting two passports issued from the Consulate General of India in the United Arab Emirates through fraudulent means.
The case has been registered under Sections 419 (cheating by impersonation), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating) and 471 (using forged documents as genuine) of the Indian Penal Code, besides Section 12(1)(b) of the Passports Act (knowingly furnishing false information or suppressing material information to obtain a passport).
On 30th March Farooq Takla was sent to 12-day police custody; he was recently deported from Dubai and arrested by the Mumbai Police. Farooq Takla was wanted in with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. On March 12, 1993, Bombay was rocked by 13 explosions in different parts of the city. It resulted in 257 fatalities, and over 700 were injured.
A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) court have sent underworld kingpin Dawood Ibrahim’s aide to police custody till April 9, 2018.
Farooq Takla was arrested on March 8 this year after being extradited from United Arab Emirates (UAE). He faces charges such as spreading and sponsoring terrorism, waging a war against the nation, criminal conspiracy, murder, attempt to murder, and voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons, and had been absconding after the blasts.
Farooq Takla is considered to be a close aide of fugitive mafia don Dawood Ibrahim. He fled the country after he was grilled by CBI in connection with the 1993 blasts.