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ED’s pre-dawn swoop on Maha Minister Nawab Malik, taken for grilling

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In a significant development, a team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) landed at the home of Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik around 6 a.m. and took him away for questioning here on Wednesday morning.

Since dawn, a team of ED sleuths is grilling Malik — who had made a series of exposes against the former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai head Sameer Wankhede — and also the ED in the recent past.

According to party officials, Malik is being interrogated for an alleged deal on a Kurla property, Goawala Compound, 17 years ago, said to be owned by a couple of close associates of absconder mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar.

The issue was first highlighted by Bharatiya Janata Party’s Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis in November 2021 but Malik had hit back terming it as ‘making a mountain out of a molehill’.

Soon after Malik was taken away by the agency sleuths, NCP President Sharad Pawar, state President and Minister Jayant Patil, MP Supriya Sule, spokesperson Vidya Chavan, MLA Rohit Pawar, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and farmer leader Kishore Tiwari and others slammed the ED for its ‘selective’ targeting of Sena-NCP leaders.

A National Spokesperson of the party, Malik is the second NCP minister to come under the ED scanner. Former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who went to the agency on November 1, 2021, was arrested early the next morning, and remains in custody till now.

Last week, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had raided certain properties linked with the absconder mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and his relatives in Mumbai.

Five days ago, the ED arrested the don’s younger brother, Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar in connection with a money-laundering case lodged against him.

Chavan and Tiwari strongly condemned the manner in which the Opposition BJP is abusing the official machinery and central agencies to pursue political vendetta and ‘silence’ opponents who dare to speak against them.

However, BJP’s legislators Atul Bhatkalkar and Ram Kadam pointed out that the party had already submitted full details of an alleged business deal between Malik and the mafia don.

Bhatkalkar demanded that if the business deals by Malik are proved in the investigations or if the NCP leader is found to be acting as a ‘front’ for the mafia, then he must be arrested.

Anticipating ‘a call’ from the agency, Malik had earlier stated that he would welcome the ED whenever they come.

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Murderous attack or lone wolf attack on two security guards in Mira Road, Nayanagar, Kirit Somaiya accuses Nayanagar Jihad

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After the murderous attack on a security guard at 4 am in the limits of Mira Road Nayanagar police station in Mumbai, now an attempt has been made to give the attack the form of jihad. The police have started an investigation after arresting Zeb Zubair Ansari, 31, in this case. When the accused was taken into custody, a sensational conclusion was reached and the police have now started investigating his connection with extremist organizations. Since this matter is very serious, the case of attempt to murder has been handed over to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). In this case, the ATS will also investigate the terrorist connection. The fanatical youth first attacked one guard and then seriously injured the other in the attack, which has spread sensation and tension in Mira Road. After this matter, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya has now called it Nayanagar Jihad and said that a Muslim youth attacked two Hindus just because they refused to recite the Kalima. On April 27, at around 4.00 am, an unidentified youth of 30 years old, entered the Grand Mason Building. He inquired about the mosque from the on-duty watchman, Mr. Subroto Sen (age 31), who was a Hindu, and then attacked him with a knife. The victim tried to flee from the spot. The accused chased him and targeted another watchman, Rajkumar Mishra, who, upon realizing that Rajkumar Mishra was in Sen’s cabin, brutally attacked him. He attacked him with a knife on the left side of the abdomen. After the incident, the victim, Subroto Sen, was brought to the police station after first aid and an FIR has been registered. Apart from this, Rajkumar Mishra was admitted to Wockhardt Hospital and underwent surgery.

Senior Police Inspector of Naya Nagar and his team immediately reached the spot, traced the CCTV footage and reached the house of the accused. The accused, Zeb Zubair Ansari, aged 31, was found in Flat A-304, Asmita Regency, Naya Nagar. The location of the accident is 200 meters away. He has been taken into custody and is being questioned. Initial investigation has revealed that the accused, Zeb Ansari, is a single resident of the flat. His parents are in the US. He lived in the US with his parents from 2000 to 2020. He has completed his graduation from the US. He was returned to India due to the expiry of his work permit. He was living in Vashi, Kurla for a few months and settled in Naya Nagar in 2022. He was born in Kurla. His father is a driver in the US. He had brought his family with him in 2020. There are 3 copies of the Quran in his flat. A note was found near the laptop on the table. It mentions ‘lone wolf’ attacks and Islamic State. 2 phones were also found there. Initially, this appears to be a ‘lone wolf’ attack by a radical youth. Further investigations are underway into the links and involvement of ISIS and similar organisations. His flat is being secured and all evidence, including digital forensics, has been properly collected. Along with this, tight security has been deployed at the building to maintain law and order and the police have also been instructed to be vigilant to maintain law and order.

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Big Win For India! Dawood Ibrahim’s Close Aide Salim Dola Deported To Delhi After Istanbul Arrest; Mumbai Police Likely To Get Custody

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New Delhi: In a major breakthrough for Indian law enforcement and intelligence agencies, alleged drug kingpin Salim Dola, a senior operative linked to the notorious underworld network of D-Company, was deported to India on Tuesday following a coordinated international operation.

Dola, a close associate of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim, was brought to Delhi’s technical airport aboard a special aircraft in the early hours of the morning. Upon arrival, he was immediately taken into custody by central intelligence officials for intensive interrogation.

The deportation comes days after Dola was held in Istanbul, where he had reportedly been operating under a false identity using forged documents to evade law enforcement agencies. His arrest was the result of a joint operation carried out by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) in collaboration with local police, targeting a transnational synthetic drug trafficking network allegedly linked to the Indian underworld.

According to reports quoting intelligence sources, Dola played a crucial role in managing overseas narcotics operations for D-Company, coordinating the supply and distribution of illegal drugs across multiple countries. His capture and deportation are being viewed as a major setback to the syndicate’s global drug network.

Officials revealed that Dola had been on the radar of multiple international agencies, including Interpol, and was wanted in connection with several drug trafficking cases. His ability to move across borders undetected had made him a key figure in sustaining the underworld’s international operations.

Following preliminary questioning by central agencies in Delhi, Dola is expected to be handed over either to the Mumbai Police or the Narcotics Control Bureau for further investigation and legal proceedings, accoriding to the report. Authorities are likely to probe his links, financial networks, and operational routes used for smuggling narcotics into India.

The high-profile deportation marks a critical step in India’s sustained crackdown on organised crime networks operating from abroad. Dola’s interrogation could provide valuable intelligence on the structure and functioning of D-Company’s global drug syndicate, potentially leading to further arrests and disruptions.

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Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawade Stages Protest At Ghatkopar Police Station Over Action Taken Against Victims’ Families In Alleged Sexual Assault Case Of 2 Minor Girls

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Mumbai: Mayor Ritu Tawade, along with BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, staged a protest at Ghatkopar police station over an alleged sexual assault case involving two minor girls and the subsequent action taken by police on the victims’ families.

The case pertains to a violent confrontation that broke out in the Nityanand Nagar area of Ghatkopar West after an enraged mob attempted to lynch a 38-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting two minor girls. The incident escalated into an assault on law enforcement, resulting in serious injuries to a police constable and a Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) personnel.

Coming back to the protest held by the BJP leader, he told news agency media, “Firoz Iqbal attempted to molest four girls, two of whom were aged five and six years old.” The BJP leader alleged that despite a complaint filed by the victims’ families, the police ‘did not want to arrest Iqbal’, adding that the authorities only took action after the families insisted, but in a shocking turn of events, the police also arrested the families of the victims.

Somaiya further stated that “we will sit here until these families get justice and the police who helped Firoz should be suspended.”

Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawade also backed the protest and challenged the police narrative that the families had attacked officers during the initial arrest of the suspect. Tawade claimed to have seen video evidence that contradicts the police’s version of events and said, “Whereas I had seen the video, no attack took place”.

She added that the police are saying that they were attacked, but when I saw the video, there was no attack on the police, the families were attacking the accused, claiming that “it’s natural that the family’s blood would boil over the heinous act he committed, so there will be a reaction to the action.”

Expressing shock, Tawde further added, “At a time when the family is going through this, instead of consoling them, the police are putting the family in jail… The family is still inside.”

According to the statement by the police, when a team from Ghatkopar police station went to arrest the accused, a crowd of around 40–50 people allegedly obstructed the officers and physically assaulted them in an attempt to reach Shaikh.

In the scuffle, a police constable was injured after being hit on the head, and another personnel suffered a fractured arm after being assaulted.

Following the incident, police registered two separate cases. The accused has been booked under the POCSO Act, while another case has been filed for the attack on the police. Five people have been arrested so far, and around 30–40 unidentified individuals are under investigation.

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