Mumbai: ED grills 12 linked to D gang in money-laundering case

Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Iqbal Kaskar at NCB office in Fort. File pic

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday questioned around 12 people linked to gangster Dawood Ibrahim in a money laundering case. The agency has also secured a production warrant of Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar who is lodged in Thane jail in an extortion case. ED is probing the case after the National Investigation Agency registered an FIR against the members of D gang believed to be operating from Mumbai.

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According to sources, Kaskar is linked to money laundering by members of the D gang and has been coordinating with his associates. Sources have also confirmed that the agency found a direct link and will soon arrest Kaskar for further questioning. ED officers also questioned Salim Fruitwala, who is suspected to have been linked with the gang. The agency is also checking his foreign travel history as they suspect that he has travelled to Pakistan twice.

"The D gang has shifted their base and are mainly into money laundering. We have got some crucial links that a number of D gang members are operating from the city. There is going to be a massive crackdown on them soon. We have already questioned around a dozen people closely associated with the gang," an ED officer told mid-day. Earlier on Tuesday, ED carried out searches at 10 locations including a flat belonging to Ibrahim's sister late Hasina Parkar. The flat was already sealed in some other cases under SAFEMA.