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Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan, confirms aide

According to Zee Media, explosive revelations about Dawood and his international crime syndicate have been made by his henchman Jabir Motiwala.

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Fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, wanted in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, is hiding in Pakistan, a prominent D-company member, believed to the right-hand man of the international crime syndicate boss, has claimed.

According to Zee Media, explosive revelations about Dawood and his international crime syndicate have been made by his henchman Jabir Motiwala. Motiwala, a Pakistani national, was arrested by Scotland Yard's Extradition Unit in August last year on the request of the US government.

The 51-year-old has been charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with money laundering, extortion and conspiracy to import unlawful substances such as heroin. The FBI has requested the UK to extradite Motiwala to America to face trial. The matter is currently pending in the Westminster Magistrates' Court.

It was revealed in court that Dawood is still hiding in Pakistan and running his organisation through his trusted henchmen world over. Motiwala disclosed during interrogation that the D-company was carrying out activities in India, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.

Meanwhile, Pakistani diplomats in London are going all-out to prevent Motiwala's extradition to the United States, sources said. It is presumed that Pakistan fears Motiwala will reveal the entire nexus between Dawood's underworld network and his connection to Pakistan's spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Sources say that the Pakistan High Commission in London had earlier tried to thwart the extradition by submitting a letter on behalf of the accused's lawyer in the court, saying Motiwala was a "well-known and respected businessman in Pakistan". Motiwala's defence lawyer has told the court that his client suffers from acute depression and cannot be flown to the US.

The US has already declared Dawood a global terrorist for running an international drug syndicate and sharing routes with Pakistan-based terror outfits.

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