Mumbai, May 9: 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.
The raids are being conducted in Nagpada, Goregaon, Borivali, Santacruz, Mumbra, Bhendi Bazar, amongst other places.
The probe agency said that it had registered a case against hawala operators and drug peddlers who were associated with Dawood in February of this year. However, the raids began today.
In its FIR against Dawood Ibrahim, NIA had said that a D-Company under him and his associates has established a special unit for striking terror in the people of India by attacking eminent personalities.
It also stated that they are planning to instigate and trigger incidents that may lead to the onset of violence in several parts of the country, including the national capital region and Mumbai.
Further information is awaited.