Dawood Ibrahim: News
15 Dec 2024
MumbaiDawood Ibrahim's drug factory manager Danish Chikna arrested in Mumbai
Danish Merchant, aka Danish Chikna, a key aide of India's most-wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested from Mumbai on Friday.
12 Nov 2024
LucknowBaba Siddique killed over links with Salman Khan, claims shooter
Shiv Kumar Gautam, the suspected gunman in former minister Baba Siddique's murder case, has reportedly told police Siddique was targeted for his links with fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and Bollywood actor Salman Khan.
07 Nov 2024
Maharashtra PoliceFIR registered against e-commerce sites for selling Lawrence Bishnoi T-shirts
The Cyber Cell of Maharashtra Police has taken legal action against several e-commerce platforms for selling T-shirts glorifying notorious gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Dawood Ibrahim.
30 Oct 2024
Ajit Pawar'Not a concern...': Malik on no support from BJP, Sena
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Nawab Malik is confident of his victory in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, even as he faces opposition from allies Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena faction.
30 Oct 2024
Ashish ShelarTrouble in Mahayuti as allies disagree over Nawab Malik's candidature
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are at loggerheads over the nomination of Nawab Malik for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.
16 Oct 2024
MaharashtraSalman under Y-plus protection—What are X, Y, Z security levels
Bollywood actor Salman Khan's security has been tightened following the murder of his close friend and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique.
04 Sep 2024
Salman KhanSalman's house firing: Accused allege death threats from Dawood gang
The family members of the two accused in the firing outside actor Salman Khan's residence have written to the Maharashtra and Bihar governments, alleging a conspiracy by underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim's henchmen to kill them.
15 Jul 2024
Emraan HashmiWhy Mahesh Bhatt told Emraan 'your career will be over'
Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi recently disclosed that his uncle, renowned director Mahesh Bhatt, had cautioned him against portraying a character inspired by Dawood Ibrahim in the film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai.
23 Jun 2024
Abhishek Bachchan'Company': RGV reveals not Ajay, but SRK was first choice
Renowned filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma recently divulged the original casting considerations for his 2002 gangster drama, Company.
08 Jun 2024
Ajit PawarPraful Patel regains ₹180cr property sezied by ED, here's why
A Mumbai court has nullified an Enforcement Directorate (ED) order to attach properties worth over ₹180 crore owned by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel.
22 Apr 2024
Chhota ShakeelChhota Rajan alive? Photo from Tihar surfaces after 9 years
A purported photograph of underworld don Chhota Rajan—the first since his arrest nine years ago—has surfaced on social media, reports said.
21 Apr 2024
Twinkle KhannaTwinkle Khanna reacts to reports of attending Dawood Ibrahim's parties
With her trademark wit and humor, Twinkle Khanna recently tackled persistent rumors surrounding her alleged involvement in parties hosted by notorious underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim in Dubai.
03 Apr 2024
Arvind KejriwalDon, terrorist and gangster are Kejriwal's neighbors in Tihar
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be lodged in Tihar Jail until April 15, when his judicial remand is set to end.
07 Jan 2024
MumbaiLawyer reveals why he bought Dawood Ibrahim's properties in auction
A Delhi-based lawyer bought two pieces of land owned by the family members of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim for over Rs. 2 crore in an auction on Friday in Maharashtra's Mumbai.
18 Dec 2023
Pakistan GovernmentPakistan: Dawood Ibrahim reportedly poisoned, admitted to Karachi hospital
Fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim has reportedly been hospitalized in Pakistan's Karachi due to a severe health complication.
11 Aug 2023
Nawab MalikMaharashtra ex-minister Nawab Malik gets bail on medical grounds
The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday granted interim bail to former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik for two months on medical grounds.
10 Aug 2023
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25 Jun 2023
National Investigation Agency (NIA)Pakistani gangster, linked to Dawood, trying to revive LTTE: Report
Indian agencies have reportedly found a connection between Haji Salim, a gangster based out of Karachi in Pakistan, and the notorious underworld mafia gangster Dawood Ibrahim.
17 Jan 2023
National Investigation Agency (NIA)Dawood Ibrahim remarried Pakistani woman: Haseena Parkar's son tells NIA
Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's nephew Ali Shah revealed the fugitive gangster has married again, this time a Pakistani Pathan woman, and changed his address, reported ANI.
14 Jan 2023
Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari receives death threat calls
An unidentified person on Saturday threatened to kill the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari following which security around his office and home was beefed up, IANS reported.
01 Sep 2022
al QaedaNIA announces Rs. 25 lakh bounty on Dawood Ibrahim
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a Rs. 25 lakh reward for information on "global terrorist" Dawood Ibrahim.
16 Jun 2022
MumbaiMumbai writer, raped by 75-year-old, gets death threats by 'D-Gang'
In a shocking incident reported from Mumbai, a 35-year-old writer was allegedly raped by a 75-year-old businessman in a five-star hotel located in the Juhu area.
09 May 2022
MumbaiNIA launches crackdown on Dawood Ibrahim gang, hawala operators
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday initiated a massive crackdown on Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company and his accomplices in Mumbai.
22 Apr 2022
MumbaiSC rejects Nawab Malik's plea in money laundering case
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Special Leave Petition filed by Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case.
23 Feb 2022
MaharashtraMaharashtra Minister Nawab Malik arrested in money laundering case
Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday (February 23) arrested Nawab Malik—Nationalist Congress Party leader and a minister in the Maharashtra government—in connection with a money laundering case.
12 Nov 2021
Mumbai PoliceWife of Dawood's aide accuses Hardik Pandya, Shukla of rape
The wife of gangster Riyaz Bhati has filed an application with the Mumbai Police, accusing him of rape and forcing her into prostitution.
09 Nov 2021
MaharashtraDevendra Fadnavis, Nawab Malik accuse each other of 'underworld links'
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday fired salvo against state Minister Nawab Malik.
01 Jul 2021
Bombay High CourtGulshan Kumar murder case: Bombay HC upholds Dawood aide's conviction
The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld a 2002 trial court verdict convicting Abdul Rauf Merchant, an aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, for the murder of T-Series founder Gulshan Kumar nearly 24 years ago in 1997.
25 Mar 2021
Bollywood'Shootout 3' being planned? Gupta 'adding final touches to script'
Sanjay Gupta, who is riding high on the success of his latest release, Mumbai Saga, will soon start working on the third installment of the Shootout franchise.
26 Jan 2021
Bollywood'I owe my living to Dawood Ibrahim': Ram Gopal Varma
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is known for making movies on crimes and the underworld.
15 Oct 2020
KeralaNIA suspects Dawood Ibrahim link in Kerala gold smuggling case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) suspects that the most-wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim could be involved in the Kerala gold smuggling case, which has rocked politics in the Southern state for weeks now.
22 Aug 2020
KarachiPakistan admits Dawood Ibrahim lives in Karachi, releases his address
The Pakistan government on Saturday admitted that Dawood Ibrahim, who is among India's most wanted, lives in Karachi.
05 Jun 2020
Pakistan NewsDawood Ibrahim tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalized: Report
Wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim has contracted coronavirus and is admitted to an army hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, News18 reported on Friday citing top government sources.
18 Feb 2020
MumbaiLeT wanted to paint 26/11 attack as 'Hindu terrorism'
Lashkar-e-Taiba, the hated terrorist organization which executed the Mumbai attacks years ago, wanted to pass it off as a case of "Hindu terrorism".
09 Jan 2020
PatnaEx-Dawood Ibrahim aide gangster Ejaz Lakdawala arrested in Mumbai
In a major breakthrough, Mumbai Police arrested Ejaz Lakdawala, a wanted underworld don who was on the run for 20 long years.
29 Oct 2019
Raj KundraED summons Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in money-laundering case
Enforcement Directorate has issued summons to businessman Raj Kundra, and husband of actress Shilpa Shetty, in connection to a money laundering case.
04 Sep 2019
MumbaiMasood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed declared terrorists under new anti-terror law
On Wednesday, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed were declared individual terrorists by the Centre under the new anti-terror law.
05 May 2019
IndiaEverything wrong with CJI Ranjan Gogoi sexual harassment case
The Supreme Court of India has become the center of controversy ever since a former employee of the apex court leveled allegations of sexual harassment against the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.
25 Mar 2019
MumbaiEx-aide of gangster Dawood, Lambu Shakeel, dies of heart ailment
A former aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim died in Jaslok Hospital in south Mumbai, medical authorities said today.
16 Mar 2019
Pakistan NewsPakistan should return Dawood to show stand against terrorism: Govt-sources
If Pakistan was sincere in tackling terror, then it should at least hand over to India Dawood Ibrahim, Sayeed Salahudeen and other terrorists who are Indian citizens and residing in that country, government sources said today.
22 Oct 2018
International Cricket Council (ICC)Al Jazeera releases documentary, claims evidence of spot-fixing in cricket
Al Jazeera released another documentary, on Sunday, alleging incidents of spot-fixing in at least 15 international matches (6 ODIs, 6 Tests and 3 T20Is) from 2011 to 2012.
19 Aug 2018
IndiaUK: Dawood's key aide Jabir Moti arrested at London hotel
Jabir Moti, a key aide of India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, has been arrested by British police at London's Hilton Hotel on Friday.
27 Jul 2018
IndiaSoon, a web-series on underworld and D-Company by RGV
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is once again set to explore the subject of "underworld", this time in a web series.
16 Jul 2018
XYou've no future, director Anubhav Sinha's tells trolls
The trailer of 'Mulk' confirmed the movie treads a slippery path- the way minorities are treated in the country, and the ever-increasing culture to question everyone's patriotism.
13 Jul 2018
Ranbir Kapoor'Hollywood makes movies on Ramanujan,Bollywood on tainted-characters': RSS on 'Sanju'
While 'Sanju' raked in the big bucks, certain sections expressed disappointment about the 'glorification' of a convict.
07 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: AK-56 seized from Dawood gang member's house; wife arrested
An AK-56 rifle has been seized from the house of a member of Dawood Ibrahim gang in suburban Goregaon in Mumbai.
07 Jun 2018
Abu SalemAbu Salem sentenced to 7-years' imprisonment in 2002 extortion case
Notorious gangster Abu Salem has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for extortion: in 2002, the criminal demanded Rs. 5cr as 'protection money' from Delhi-based businessman Ashok Gupta.
05 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsIPL betting: Police certain of distant, but clear, Dawood connection
Senior inspector Pradeep Sharma of Thane Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC), who is investigating IPL betting scam, said on Monday that there was a distant but clear Dawood Ibrahim connection in the scam.
01 Jun 2018
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)Bombay blasts: Gujarat ATS arrests Dawood's aide, a key accused
Ahmed Mohammad Lambu, a key accused in the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts, was arrested by Gujarat ATS Thursday night.
24 May 2018
Yogi AdityanathThreats to 22 MLAs may be from hackers: UP police
Uttar Pradesh police said today the threatening messages sent to 22 MLAs recently may be the handiwork of professional hackers, who are using a proxy server to send messages.
02 May 2018
Mumbai PoliceJyotirmoy Dey murder: Chhota Rajan gets life-sentence, Jigna Vora acquitted
Gangster Chhota Rajan, currently lodged in Tihar Central Jail, has been awarded life sentence in the 2011 Jyotirmoy Dey murder case.
20 Apr 2018
MumbaiSC dismisses plea by Dawood's-family, orders seizure of his properties
The SC has dismissed a plea by Dawood Ibrahim's family challenging attachment of 'their' properties in Mumbai worth crores, most of which have allegedly been acquired with the gangster's ill-gotten wealth.
04 Apr 2018
Terror AttackHafiz Saeed, Dawood Ibrahim feature in UNSC's terrorist list
A total of 139 entities from Pakistan have been named in The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consolidated list of terrorists- individuals and organizations.
08 Mar 2018
IndiaMajor win: Dawood Ibrahim's aide Farooq Takla brought to India
In a major win for India, an aide of wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim has been deported from Dubai.
07 Mar 2018
IndiaDawood wanted to return but Indian government rejected conditions: Lawyer
Wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim is "keen to return to India," but the government didn't accept any of his conditions, said well-known criminal lawyer Shyam Keswani, who is representing Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar in court.
27 Dec 2017
DelhiDawood Ibrahim's D-Company once again targets Chhota Rajan in Tihar
Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company is trying to get rid of Chhota Rajan even while he's in prison.
13 Dec 2017
IndiaDawood Ibrahim breaking up with trusted aide Chhota Shakeel?
Rumors are that all is not well between wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his most trusted aide Chhota Shakeel.
26 Nov 2017
MumbaiDawood depressed over family problems: Only son becomes maulana
If the confessions of Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar are true, the feared gangster seems to be having family problems and is depressed.
14 Nov 2017
MumbaiThree Mumbai properties of Dawood Ibrahim auctioned
Less than a month after a few of gangster Dawood Ibrahim's Mumbai properties were put up for auction, three of them were sold for Rs. 11.58cr, an official said.
19 Oct 2017
MumbaiSix properties of Dawood Ibrahim put up for auction
The Finance Ministry has announced an auction of six properties belonging to gangster Dawood Ibrahim on November 14, including Hotel Raounaq Afroz, also known as Delhi Zaika.
09 Oct 2017
MumbaiBigg Boss contestant Zubair Khan files police complaint against Salman!
The first week of Bigg Boss 11 has been controversial indeed. The contestant who has hogged the most attention was undoubtedly Zubair Khan.
13 Sep 2017
IndiaIn diplomatic victory for India, UK seizes Dawood Ibrahim's assets
In a significant victory for India, the UK government has initiated a crackdown on wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim. His assets in the country have been seized.
19 Jul 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Maratha Mandir cancels DDLJ show for the first time
Actor Shah Rukh Khan's fans were disappointed after Mumbai's iconic Maratha Mandir, which has been running Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) for over 20 years now, cancelled film's show for the first time.
08 Jun 2017
IndiaMumbai cops make fresh attempt to get Dawood's shooter extradited
Mumbai Police have launched a fresh attempt to get Munna Jhingada, Dawood Ibrahim's gang sharpshooter, extradited to India from Thailand.
25 May 2017
MaharashtraMaharashtra minister Girish Mahajan seen at Dawood Ibrahim's relative's wedding
Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan, reportedly a close aide of CM Devendra Fadnavis, was recently spotted at the wedding of gangster Dawood Ibrahim's wife's niece in Nashik.
21 May 2017
Pakistan News1999 fake currency case: Non-bailable warrant against Dawood Ibrahim
The Mumbai Police successfully secured a non-bailable warrant against Dawood Ibrahim in the 1999 fake currency case.
29 Apr 2017
Pakistan NewsWho will be gangster Dawood Ibrahim's successor?
Amid rumours on his health and death, a buzz on who will be his successor has already started.
22 Feb 2017
Indian Premier League (IPL)IPL spot-fixing scandal: Two ED officers arrested by CBI
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested four people including 2 Enforcement Directorate officials in connection with the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal.
03 Jan 2017
Delhi PoliceWhat's making news in Delhi?
The office of LG announced through Twitter that he would indulge in "more productive engagement" with the media and public.
23 Dec 2016
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)NIA arrests Fake Indian Currency Note racket kingpin Abdul Salam
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Abdul Salam alias Podi Salam, wanted in connection with a case involving smuggling of fake Indian currency notes.
01 Oct 2016
MumbaiNon-bailable warrant issued against Dawood Ibrahim
On September 30, 2016, Delhi High Court issued a 'non-bailable warrant' against infamous underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel.
19 Sep 2016
Chhota Shakeel1993 RDX and Arms Landing case accused arrested
On Saturday night, Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad nabbed Abdulsattar Batliwala, one of the key accused in the 1993 Gosabara RDX and Arms Landing case, while he was passing via Khar in his vehicle.
10 Sep 2016
IndiaCall intercepts indicate Dawood laundering money for eminent Indians
Indian intelligence officials have discovered telephonic intercepts that implicate Dawood of round-tripping money for white-collared people of India.
