5 Dawood Ibrahim Associates Arrested In Mumbai In Extortion Case

The arrests by Mumbai Police come days after the arrest of Dawood Ibrahim's close aide Salim Fruit, an associate of Chhota Shakeel and Riyaz Bhati

The Crime Branch of Mumbai Police today arrested five persons associated with fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim's company in connection with an extortion case.

The arrests by the Crime Branch's Anti-Extortion Cell come days after Dawood's close aide Salim Fruit was arrested. Salim is also a close aide of gangster Chhota Shakeel and Riyaz Bhati.

Mumbai Crime Branch on October 1 took Salim, an accused in a Rs 62 lakh extortion case and a relative of Shakeel, into custody after a court sent him to Crime Branch custody till October 6.

Salim Fruit is the brother-in-law of Dawood's close aide Shakeel, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in August.