Dawood Ibrahim is perfectly fit: Chhota Shakeel responds to reports about don's ailment

Chhota Shakeel has denied reports which said that Dawood Ibrahim was suffering from an advanced stage of gangrene and is unlikely to be cured fully. According to Firstpost, the underworld don's trusted lieutenant and probable successor has said that he is 'perfectly fit.'

Earlier reports had said that the doctors treating the Dawood believe that the reason behind gangrene is caused due to the loss of effective local blood supply due to high blood pressure and blood sugar. The report also went on to claim that his condition is life-threatening, and some of his body tissues in the legs are already dead. Sources added that he was under protection from Pakistan’s ISIS and he won’t be moved out of the city of Karachi.

It added that army doctors will help out with his treatment. If Dawood’s condition worsens, and he dies in Pakistan, it will be a big loss for those waiting for him to be tried for the crimes he has committed including the 1993 blasts in Mumbai.

The 66-year-old is wanted in connection with the 1993 serial blasts which led to 257 deaths and 717 injuries. While one of his associates, Yakub Memon was hanged in July 2015, his brother Tiger is still at loose.