NIA detains Dawood Ibrahim's close aide Salim Fruit
Mumbai, May 9: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained six people, including Salim Fruit, from different areas of Mumbai for interrogation in connection with raids on associates of Pakistan-based gangster Dawood Ibrahim and a few hawala operators.
Those detained have been identified as Saleem Fruit, Kayyum, Sami Hingora, Guddu Pathan, Mobina Bhiwandiwala and Aslam Patani, as per an official statement issued by NIA.
NIA conducted searches at 24 locations in Mumbai Commissionerate and 5 places in Mira Road Bhayandar Commissionerate on Monday.
The raids were conducted in Nagpada, Goregaon, Borivali, Santacruz, Mumbra, Bhendi Bazar, and other locations. The probe agency informed that it had registered a case against hawala operators and drug peddlers who were associated with Dawood in February.
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The case pertains to terror activities of the international terrorist network of D-Company involving Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and his associates who are allegedly accused of being indulged in arms smuggling, narco-terrorism, money laundering, circulation of FICN and unauthorised possession of key assets for raising terror funds and working in active collaboration with the international terrorist organization like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Al Qaeda (AQ).
Various incriminating materials, including electronic devices, real estate investment documents, cash, large sums of cash, and firearms, were seized during the searches.
The investigation into the case is still currently underway.
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