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| UAE cops release Shakeel's brother |
| 2008-11-24 |
| MUMBAI: Underworld don Chhota Shakeel's younger brother Anwar Babu Shaikh, who was reportedly detained by the Abu Dhabi police for allegedly possessing narcotics and travelling on a fake passport, police sources said. Shakeel's relations in the city told TOI that Anwar was never detained. Sources said he was allowed to go following the intervention of some influential people in UAE and Karachi, Pakistan. Deported don Abu Salem, Anees Ibrahim and Chhota Shakeel are some of the gangsters who have managed to emerge from the grip of the UAE police after being detained in some case or the other. Joint commissioner of police (crime) Rakesh Maria said, "We have no official confirmation of his arrest or release.'' Anwar was detained after a red-corner notice was issued by Interpol at the instance of the CBI. The city police are on the lookout for him since 2004 in connection with several extortion cases. Sources said Anwar was detained after he arrived from Pakistan to attend Dawood's nephew's wedding in UAE. After the wedding, he was to fly to Mecca for Hajj. Sources said the police recovered some "white powder" from his luggage and suspected it to be drugs. However, Anwar said he did not know how narcotic substances were kept in his bag. The powder was sent for chemical analysis. Another theory doing the rounds is that Anwar was trying to fly down to Mumbai on a fake passport to attend the wedding of the son of Shakeel's brother-in-law, Arife Bhaijan. According to sources, Anwar headed a terror module of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. Prior to this, Anwar had even tried to take his brother's position by giving orders to the gang's foot soldiers independently after which there was a tiff between the two siblings. Anwar is also believed to have aided Chhota Shakeel in several operations. Anwar started as a small-time real estate agent. While Shakeel escaped to Dubai in 1988, Anwar handled his brother's finances in Mumbai till 2000 after which he fled to Pakistan. |
| Posted by:tipper |