Gangster Link of the government of India

Gangster Link Of The Government Of India

Mumbai couldn’t have been attacked so savagely without local help. Could that be the gangs who control the city’s underworld business? Times Of India reports

S Balakrishnan | TNN

“Imagine if they had entered the BARC nuclear complex, which is also situated on the coast and captured it? The whole nation would have been held hostage. Coastal security is non-existent.” Mumbai is enraged and the anger is intermixed with grief. More than the slaughter of hundreds of innocents, people are fuming about the government’s failure to demonstrate that it means business.

The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has sent a detailed dossier about the activities of one Mohammed Ali, who is the uncrowned king of the docks. A close aide of Karachi-based terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, Ali smuggles petrol, diesel, drugs, arms and other contraband with impunity. “If anyone wants to ship out anything or get in anything into the city, all he needs to do is strike a deal with Ali,” confesses an exporter ruefully. There are strong indications that the D-gang actively collaborated with the terrorists in these attacks. And yet, the government is reluctant to move against Ali and his gang because he enjoys the patronage of a powerful politician, known to be a business partner of Dawood.

Any terror operation needs vast funds, via the hawala route. But the authorities are still to crack down on hawala operators. Recently, they picked up Hasan Ali, a racehorse owner in Pune.
A joint probe by the IB, Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) revealed that Hasan Ali had handled hawala transactions worth a whopping Rs 35,000 crore, much of it belonging to two Maharashtra politicians. His laptop revealed details of vast amounts stashed away in Swiss bank accounts.

Hasan Ali was called into the ED’s office a couple of times for questioning, but mysteriously, he was subsequently allowed to leave. Now, he has simply vanished. As have his wife and brother-in-law. The authorities were reportedly asked to go slow on Hasan Ali. “I will not be surprised if Hasan Ali has been done away with. He is the man who knows too much,” says a police officer.

Inspector Vijay Salaskar, who died fighting the terrorists, had closely investigated the entrenched links between a prominent gutka manufacturer and the Dawood gang. He had unearthed a mass of evidence about the manufacturer’s visit to Dubai, where he met Hamid Antulay, a nephew of Dawood, and then went on a false Pakistani passport to Karachi where he met the don and his brother Anees. The purpose of the visit was to settle a business dispute with a rival.

Salaskar found out that the manufacturer was Dawood’s partner in the gutka business, alongside a leading politician who dabbles in real estate development. Despite Salaskar’s best efforts, he was never allowed even to summon the manufacturer for questioning. In stark contrast, diamond merchant and film producer Bharat Shah was interred for over a year all because he spoke for two minutes to Chhota Shakeel, a Dawood aide.

The details of Dawood’s vast business transactions and the man fronting it are available with the Central government. But there is inaction. Is it any wonder the security agencies are deeply cynical about enforcing law and order and protecting the country? Is it any wonder the people are enraged? “We are worse than a banana republic,” says an official.

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Dawood sitting pretty in Karachi

S Balakrishnan | TNN

Mumbai: Even as India seeks Dawood Ibrahim’s extradition yet again, the don is ensconced safely in his plush bungalow in Karachi. Security agency sources told TOI on Wednesday that it’s business as usual for the underworld kingpin.

A few days ago, a couple of his relatives, including Salim Ansari, flew to Pakistan (using their valid Indian passports) to meet him. Sources said the don was so confident that he would not be touched by the Pakistani establishment that he had made no changes in his daily routine.

He continues to phone his contacts in Mumbai. Recently, a contact who fronts for him in the real estate business reportedly sent Rs 120 crore via hawala, sources in the government stated. The hawala channel between Mumbai and Karachi remains busy.

Indian security agencies are keeping close tabs on Dawood’s movements, as are their counterparts in the US intelligence establishment. It’s on the basis of detailed inputs from them that India maintains that Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan. But central agencies question why the Maharashtra government has not taken any action against the D-company here. “What’s the point of asking Islamabad to hand over Dawood when we’re not doing anything to destroy his empire in Mumbai and other places in India?’’ a senior official asked.

Mohammed Ali, who holds sway in the docks and is a key member of the Dawood Ibrahim network, continues to operate with impunity. Even after the November 26 terror attacks, his smuggling racket remains unchecked. Despite strong indications that it provided logistical assistance to the attackers, the police insist there was no local support. At the same time, they do not rule out Dawood Ibrahim’s involvement. Meanwhile, security agencies are hoping the US will move on LeT leaders, including Abu Hamza and Hafeez Syed.

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Dawood prepares for secret bash

Int’l Arms Dealer Expected To Be Star Guest At B’Day Party

S Balakrishnan I TNN

Mumbai: Even as the Indian government continues to put pressure on Islamabad to hand over Dawood Ibrahim to it, the don gets ready to celebrate his 53rd birthday on December 26 at an undisclosed location, probably outside Pakistan.

According to a source in the underworld, the star guest to this year’s extravaganza will be a high-profile international arms dealer who reportedly handles financial transactions of Dawood. When an Indian politician had to receive a kickback worth crores in an international business deal, he sought the help of Dawood, who took the services of this arms dealer to facilitate the funds transfer, a source told TOI on Saturday.

A secret meeting was held at Geneva last year, which was attended by Dawood, the politician and the arms dealer. The money transaction was worked out at the meeting. “The Centre has report of this meeting, but it is not acting on it,’’ a source said. Dawood has several passports issued by the Pakistani government.

Usually, an array of Indian businessmen, including some builders, are invited to Dawood’s birthday bashes at Karachi, which are lavish affairs attended by senior ISI officers. Earlier, the Indian businessmen landed in Dubai from where “arrangements’’ were made to ferry them to Karachi. However, this time, with all eyes on the underworld don, thanks to his probable role in the November 26 terror attack on Mumbai, Dawood has shifted his party venue to a secret place, a source said.

There is increasing evidence that funds for the terror strike were sent by the D gang—which is under the thumb of the ISI—from two accounts in London, a source said.

Indian security agencies are reportedly keeping tabs on the movements of known business partners of Dawood in Mumbai, including a gutka baron and a top builder, to find out if they are going to Dubai en route to the secret birthday bash.

“However, all these efforts add up to nothing as the government is not at all inclined to crack down on Dawood’s financial empire in India despite us gathering all kinds of information about it,’’ a security official said.

Dawood, who has a major benami stake in an airline operating out of Pakistan to several international destinations, is now trying to get permission to operate out of India through his front men, the source added.

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