ED files chargesheet against Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar in money laundering case
India Today
A chargesheet has been filed by the Enforcement Directorate against fugitive underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar in a money laundering case.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) recently filed a chargesheet against fugitive underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar. The chargesheet is in connection with the money laundering case registered by the Thane police anti-extortion cell in 2017.
Kaskar's aides, Mumtaz Shaikh and Israr Sayed, have also been named in the chargesheet. Searches were also conducted at the residences of Mumtaz Shaikh and Israr Sayed.
In February, the ED had taken custody of Kaskar and he was questioned regarding Dawood Ibrahim's gangs in Mumbai and other places in the country. Kaskar, was also interrogated in ED's case against Dawood Ibrahim and his aides in Mumba.
The central probe agency had last week provisionally attached an immovable asset under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in an extortion case. The flat located in Thane is registered under the name of Mumtaz Ezaz Shaikh and is worth around Rs 55 lakhs.
In 2017, the Thane police anti-extortion cell registered a case against Iqbal Kaskar, Mumtaz Sheikh and Israr Ali Jamil Saiyad for extortion under various sections of the IPC.
After conducting the investigation, a final report under Section 173 of IPC dated November 13, 2017 was filed by Kasarvadvali Police station, Thane under section 3(i)(ii), 3(2), 3(4) and 3(5) of the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 read with section 384, 386, 387, 34 and 120B of IPC.
Investigation by ED revealed that complainant Suresh Devichand Mehta, a real estate builder and developer, alleged that Iqbal Kaskar, Mumtaz Sheikh and Israr Ali Jamil Saiyad managed to extort one flat in Thane in the name of Mumtaz Ezaz Shaikh.
