Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim are not in Pakistan, Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik said today.
The immediate problem that the Lashkar faces following the crackdown is the supply of arms and other materials to carry out terror strikes. Dawood Ibrahim has been asked to use his existing smuggling channels to send in arms and ammunition.
His remarks came in response to the India-US joint statement issued after the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump.
Encounter specialist and former head of the Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) of the Mumbai police Pradeep Sharma has been dismissed from his service, Commissioner of Police Hasan Gafoor said on Sunday.
'They have the same pet peeves, the same ruse, the same beliefs, the same justifications.' 'All terrorists thrive on the premise that by perpetuating violence and bloodshed on innocents, they are justifying the injustices done to their community.'
His forthcoming offering is Rakta Charitra, a film on the life of Paritala Ravi, one of the most feared individuals in the blood-ridden faction politics of south India, particularly Andhra Pradesh, who was assassinated in 2005.
Investigative journalist Wayne Madsen reported that according to intelligence sources, Ibrahim is a CIA asset, both as a veteran of the mujahedeen war and in a continuing connection with his casino and drug trade operations in Kathmandu.
The Central Bureau of Investigation approached the Saudi Arabian authorities on Tuesday to verify reports about the detention in that country of Anees Ibrahim, brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
India has asked Pakistan to take strict action against Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, underworld dons Dawood Ibrahim and Tiger Memon and terror leader Maulana Masood Azhar, who are named in a list of 20 wanted terrorists handed over to Islamabad by New Delhi.
The investigating agencies probing the Mumbai terror attack are looking into the role played by underworld don, Dawood Ibrahim in the attack. Intelligence Bureau officials have tipped off the police that the don could have provided vital information to the terrorists.
The number of militants who entered the city through the sea was 10 and "they are all accounted for," said Joint Commissioner of Mumbai Police (Crime Branch) Rakesh Maria. He, however, said that they were probing possible local support being extended by some people in the metropolis and "everything would be clear only after investigations".
Ajmal Amin, the only terrorist arrested during the operation, told interrogators that the dozen ultras who sailed from Karachi had come to Sassoon Dock from where they were taken first to Cuff Parade and later to the Gateway of India in boats arranged by a frontman of Dawood, who runs several custom clearing houses in Mumbai, sources claimed
A recent study on film piracy conducted by the Rand Corporation confirms what India has been saying for long about Dawood Ibrahim, an underworld don who is currently on the wanted list by the Interpol. The Rand study says that Ibrahim is one of the examples exemplifying the links between crime and terror around the globe.
What once used to be a hut in this village in Faltan tehsil of Satara district in western Maharashtra has been replaced by a mansion, the best in the vicinity.
Monica Bedi tells us how chanting for her new spiritual album helped her become more centred.
The Shiv Sena on Monday alleged that the Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur was being tortured by the Mumbai police and that she had stopped partaking food for the last eight days.
A car which Dawood Ibrahim purportedly used in his heydays was on Wednesday set ablaze by a right wing outfit in Ghaziabad.
Padmarajan's Thoovanathumbikal has become a part of Malayali mythology, just as its maker himself now possesses mythological status.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday told a New Delhi court that it had no option but to agree to Portugal's insistence for extradition of underworld don Abu Salem instead of his deportation. Had Salem been deported as opposed to being extradited, there wouldn't have been any restriction on the number of cases in which he could be tried and the quantum of sentence.
The first 25 minutes of Kannada film Kempa raises a lot of expectations. Unfortunately, the rest of the film -- except the 20 minutes -- follows the usual trend of the underworld masala films.
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the decks for the investigation and prosecution of leading Bollywood financer Bharat Shah under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act for his alleged links with the underworld, holding that a telephonic conversation can be the basis of registration of an First Information Report against the person.
Indira Kannan picks Made in Bangladesh, Greed, Moothon.
The United States showed "lack of enthusiasm" in getting underworld don Dawood Ibrahim deported to India from Pakistan despite making some initial efforts, says senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Kishenchand Advani. Advani, in his memoir My Country My Life, notes with deep disappointment America's reticence in pressing Pakistan to hand over Dawood, wanted in connection with 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, to India.
Yogeesh puts up the same show as 'Duniya's' Lose Maadha in this film which introduces him as the hero. Emil's song composition 'Jinkemareena' and the choreographic work are the major attractions of this average film.
After leaving Choona Hai Aasmaan, Iqbal Khan has a new show, Waaris, which airs on Zee TV on Monday. Here the actor talks about the show where he plays the eldest son of a Don.
Guru Deshpande's Kannada film, Varasudhaara, is a mix of Mario Puzo's best-selling novel, Godfather and Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar.
Life behind bars has not dimmed underworld don Abu Salem's attraction towards actress and former lover Monia Bedi as once again he publicly said that she was his wife, a claim which has been refuted by her on several occasions.
Journalist Ketan Tirodkar, who stirred a hornet's nest by alleging an underworld-police nexus in Maharashtra, was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act on Friday.
Zindagi is a big disappointment -- the script does not make sense, the comic sequences are terrible, the editing is shoddy, and the lead actors are miscast.
A Delhi Court on Saturday issued notice to the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, seeking his response as to why underworld don Abu Salem was extradited instead of being deported to India from Portugal in 2005, to face trial in criminal cases including the 1992 Mumbai blasts case.The extradition of the don was conditional and came with restrictions on the number of cases on which he could be tried and the quantum of sentence.
Here is how the parents of S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandlia and Ankeet Chavan reacted to the court's verdict to dismiss all charges against them.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that underworld don Chhota Rajan, who was nabbed at Bali airport on his arrival from Australia last month, will be brought to Mumbai.
Puneet and Prakash combination strikes again in Vamshi which however turns into an average fare. Prakash could have done a better job by selecting a logical story, though he has done well in getting good performance from Puneet and Lakshmi. R P Patnayak again disappoints with his inconsistent music composition.
Rediff.com takes a look at some instances of underworld dons and terrorists detained or arrested in a foreign country and deported or extradited back to India.
A recently-signed pact with Indonesia may come in handy for India to bring back arrested underworld don Chhota Rajan as the agreement allows deportation of criminals on either side based on a court warrant.
When asked about India's demand for extradition of Dawood Ibrahim, who New Delhi says is based in Pakistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Gilani initially refused to comment saying he had 'not studied' the matter or been briefed on it. On being pressed and asked if his government would extradite Ibrahim if the Indian government made a good case, Gilani said, that he had kept an open mind, and that the onus was on India to provide 'authentic proof' in this regard.
The Delhi Police on Tuesday filed its voluminous charge sheet in a court in New Delhi in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing case naming underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, his close aide Chhota Shakeel and some cricketers, including S Sreesanth as accused, while Rajasthan Royals' captain Rahul Dravid has been made a witness.
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has received a letter carrying threat to harm his family if he does not pay up Rs 50 lakh while the police said they are taking "all precautionary measures" and that his security has been further tightened.
Audio intercepts of telephone calls was played by the Delhi police, on Tuesday, in a Delhi court to buttress its claim about the nexus between underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and bookies in the IPL spot-fixing scandal.
A bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and H S Bedi gave the stay order on a special petition filed by Santokben through her counsel Bina Madhavan that challenged the tests as being illegal, unconstitutional and violative of individual privacy. The bench, while staying the tests, directed that the petition be listed along with similar petitions pending before a larger bench of the court challenging the constitutional and legal validity of such investigation methods.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances