The dossier prepared by India to hand over to Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz reveals details about the presence of underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan. Finding special mention in it is the murder of a customs officer, L.D. Arora, 25 years ago. Besides pointing to Dawood’s role in the serial blasts in Mumbai in 1993, India presents evidence about his role in the murder of Arora, who was shot dead on March 24, 1993, outside his house in Allahabad, for confiscating a consignment of arms and ammunition belonging to Dawood at the Mumbai airport.
The Hindu has accessed contents of the dossier prepared by Indian intelligence agencies, which says Dawood has at least nine properties in upscale areas of Karachi and Islamabad. In 2013, Dawood bought a residential property at Shireen Jinnah Colony in Clifton, Karachi, close to the house of Bilawal Bhutto, son of the former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
India can press for Dawood’s extradition
India had planned to press for underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s extradition during talks between the National Security Advisers, and explain the “technical aspects” of the entire process to Pakistan, sources said in New Delhi on Saturday.
“Under the Indian Extradition Act, 1962, an extradition can take place from a country with which India has an extradition treaty or not. Though India and Pakistan do not have a treaty, we can still press Pakistan to hand over Dawood to us,” a source said.
India has collected the passport details of Dawood’s wife, Mehjabeen, his daughters, Mahrukh and Mehreen, his son, Moeen, and brothers, Anees and Mustaqim. “We can produce the details as evidence that not only Dawood but his entire family has Pakistani passports,” the source said.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh said: “Such people keep changing their location ... but he is permanently living in Pakistan.” On Dawood allegedly having three passports, he said: “Such people often possess a number of passports and I have said this even in Parliament. It can be possible. There is nothing new in it.”
“We suspect that Dawood purchased a property in Karachi near the house of Bilawal Bhutto, son of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, as it is located close to Ziauddin Hospital and he could be provided medical treatment as frequently as possible,” a senior government official said.
Reports said the 59-year-old gangster had a serious kidney ailment.
“We can also tell them [Pakistan] that the red-corner notice issued against Dawood clearly mentions Pakistan as one of the likely places to be visited by him,” the source said.
