Dawood Ibrahim
Dawood Ibrahim (/ɪbrəˈhiːm/ ⓘ; born 26 December 1955) is an Indian mob boss, drug lord, and terrorist from Dongri, Mumbai, who is wanted by the Indian government. He reportedly heads the Indian organised crime syndicate D-Company, which he founded in Mumbai in the 1970s. Ibrahim is wanted on charges including murder, extortion, targeted killing, drug trafficking, and terrorism.
Dawood Ibrahim | |
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| Born | 26 December 1955 Khed, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Organization | D-Company |
| Opponents | |
| Relatives | Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar (brother; deceased) |
| Criminal charge | Organised crime, drug trafficking, extortion, targeted killing, terrorism, burglary |
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| Wanted since | 1993 |
He was designated a global terrorist by India and the United States in 2003, with a reward of US$25 million on his head for his suspected role in the 1993 Bombay bombings. In 2011, he was named number second on "The World's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives" by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and fourth on Forbes'. Recently, the Pakistani government listed Dawood and 87 others in its sanction list in order to avoid FATF sanctions.
He has been reported to live in Karachi, Pakistan, though the government of Pakistan denies it. In 2020, the Indian government sold off Dawood's six properties in his ancestral village in Ratnagiri district in coastal Konkan in Maharashtra. The government organized the e-auction of his properties under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act (SAFEMA), 1976. In November 2017, Dawood's three properties, including the famous Rounaq Afroz Restaurant, also known as Delhi Zaika, were auctioned off by the government.