Dawood Ibrahim living in Karachi, say reports; India asks Pakistan to hand him over
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday
asked Pakistan to hand over Dawood Ibrahim, saying the
Indian government has given enough evidence against the
underworld don to Islamabad.
Dawood's presence in the port city of Karachi.
Dawood, India's most wanted terrorist, is the mastermind of
the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai that claimed over 250 lives.
In Lucknow, Rajnath today said India has repeatedly asked
Pakistan to hand over Dawood to it.
"Wait and watch," Singh said without elaborating, when asked
about when India can get hold of him.
The comments came amidst reports that Dawood is running
his business empire with impunity and the billions he makes
are being spent on terror operations around the globe.
"Dawood has been tracked in Karachi, alive and kicking, and is
heard expanding his real estate business," a web-portal
claimed based on tapes received from western diplomatic
sources, as per PTI.
"This clearly proves that the underworld don is blatantly
running his terror supermarket from Pakistan and his real
estate interests are helping him generate enough funds to
expand his operations," the portal said.
According to a report, a series of never heard before tapes
have been accessed giving an insight into the life of Dawood
Ibrahim.
The agency which has the underworld don's recorded
conversation has traced his location to Karachi's Clifton
suburb in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said India's
stand has been very clear for a long time that Dawood has
been in Pakistan and he has been living in Karachi.
"We have been asking to hand over him to India for a long time. Already
many evidence have been given to Pakistan. Pakistan should now act and hand him over to us," he told reporters.
Reacting on the issue, Brigadier (retd) Anil Gupta said
Pakistan has failed to proove that it is against terrorism as
Dawood is staying in Karachi under the patronage of Pakistani
government.
"Pakistan is telling lie after lie. It has been denying earlier
also, it is denying now and it is trying to prove to the world
that it is against terrorism and fighting it. But, the fact is that
Pakistan is a state sponsor of terrorism and the fact that
person like Dawood Ibrahim, who is number one and the most
wanted terrorist in the world, is staying in Pakistan, in Karachi,
under the patronage of Pakistani government. It is a proof
beyond doubt that Pakistan is always telling lies," Gupta said.
While Pakistan continues to deny the whereabouts of Dawood,
based on months of surveillance mounted on the underworld
don Islamabad's lie appears to have been nailed. The tapes
have reportedly been procured from western diplomatic
sources and it is being established that Dawood is running his
business empire around the globe with impunity.
(With agency inputs)
