NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a Mumbai-based close associate of underworld don and 1993.
Mumbai blasts accused Dawood Ibrahim, in a case pertaining to D Company’s terror activities.
Salim Mohd Iqbal Qureshi @ Salim Fruit, resident of Arab Lane in Mumbai Central, Mumbai, an NIA spokesperson said, has played an active role in extorting huge amount of money in the name of top Dawood associate Chhota Shakeel through property dealings and dispute settlements, to raise terror funds in furtherance of terrorist activities of D company.
The case against D Company registered suo moto by NIA on 03.02.2022 pertains to terrorist and criminal activities, smuggling, narco-terrorism, money laundering, circulation of fake Indian currency notes (FICN), and unauthorised possession or acquisition of key assets for raising terror funds and working in active collaboration with international terrorist organisations including LeT, JeM and Al Qaeda by Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar @ Dawood Bhai and his associates.
Earlier, two accused persons were arrested by NIA on 12.05.2022.
Further investigations in the case are in progress.
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