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Court acquits gangster Chhota Rajan in 2011 killing of Dawood’s brother’s driver
On May 17, 2011, two men opened fire on one Arif Abunakar Sayyad in south Mumbai. Sayyad was the driver and bodyguard of Iqbal Hasan Shaikh Ibrahim Shaikh Kaskar, younger brother of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim
17 March,2025 10:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Terror funding case: Mumbai court rejects discharge plea of Dawood gang member
The Bombay High Court had granted him bail last year, following which he filed a discharge application before the special court for UAPA cases
19 February,2025 05:29 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Sanjay Raut urges extradition of Nirav Modi, Dawood after Rana's return cleared
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a businessman of Pakistani origin, was found guilty of his role in the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, which led to the deaths of 164 individuals. His conspirators included David Headley, who pleaded guilty, cooperated against Rana
25 January,2025 03:58 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Punjab terror conspiracy case
Babbar Khalsa operative arrested, worked as a crane operator at Metro site
Anti-terror body says he was living and working in Mankhurd; MMRDA says it is the contractor’s responsibility to verify backgrounds of those they hire
25 December,2024 09:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
ED takes possession of flat linked to Iqbal Kaskar in money laundering probe
The Enforcement Directorate has seized a Rs 55 lakh flat in Thane linked to Iqbal Kaskar, brother of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, in a money laundering case. The property was allegedly extorted from a real estate developer.
24 December,2024 01:25 PM IST | Mumbai
Bought a Lawrence Bishnoi, Dawood Ibrahim T-shirt online? Cops to come after you
Cyber police file FIR against e-commerce platforms, sellers over glorification of gangsters; sold clothes to be seized
08 November,2024 06:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
FIR against websites for selling Lawrence Bishnoi, Dawood Ibrahim T-shirts
The police said that FIR was registered against online marketplaces after the discovery of merchandise that promotes criminal figures
07 November,2024 05:10 PM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024: Mahayuti is against me, says Nawab Malik
The opposition to Malik's candidacy is particularly pronounced from the Mahayuti alliance partners. Ashish Shelar, the Mumbai chief of BJP, had made it clear that the party will not be campaigning in support of Malik. The Shiv Sena, has similarly voiced its disapproval to the former minister's candidature in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024
03 November,2024 11:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: BJP declines support to NCP's Nawab Malik
Despite the refusal to support Nawab Malik, BJP leader expressed no objections to his daughter, Sana Malik, who is contesting from the Anushakti Nagar assembly seat as an NCP candidate. Shelar indicated that if there are no allegations against a candidate, they should be treated equally within the coalition
30 October,2024 12:34 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
How Mumbai Police encounters changed the city's crime landscape
The 1990s stood out as a tumultuous decade marked by the dark underbelly of organised crime. It was an era when the city's streets were not just avenues of commerce and culture but battlegrounds for power, marked by encounters and controversies
24 October,2024 01:42 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif Rizvi