Iqbal Kaskar taken into custody in regards to 3rd extortion case

Police are also looking to trace how the money was transferred to Dawood Ibrahim through Pakistan.

Iqbal Kaskar, brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who was arrested for extortion and later sent to jail, was taken in to police custody again on Sunday. This time, it was in relation to a third case in which Dawood Ibrahim, Anees Ibrahim and Chotta Shakeel are wanted.

Police are on the look out for Dawood Ibrahim, Anees Ibrahim and Chotta Shakeel (HT Photo)

Dawood, Anees and Iqbal are siblings while Chotta Shakeel is the key assistant to gangster Dawood Ibrahim.

All four men have been slapped with the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) by the Thane police and are being investigated in a case which was lodged on October 3 in which the accused extorted a builder of ₹1 crore in cash along with a plot in Gorai valued at ₹3 crore.

Pradeep Sharma, senior police inspector from Thane anti extortion cell said, “ We have taken custody of Kaskar in regards to a third case in which he along with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and two others are the main accused. Kaskar had threatened the builder over the phone and warned him not to get involved in Gorai land deals.”

Sharma added, “We have recorded the builder’s statement and are investigating the matter further. Apart from this we are also searching for the accused who are still wanted in this case.”

According the police, Iqbal said Shakeel and Anees used to fly to Dubai from Pakistan. Dawood would reportedly speak to the two other builders on the phone through voice-over-internet protocol.

“So far, we know that the builders accused in the Gorai case visited Dubai to meet Shakeel and Anees between 2012 and 2016. We have learnt that Anees, Shakeel and Dawood have their separate offices in Dubai, where the meetings have taken place”, said the officer.