Noida: A man has been booked for allegedly uploading a picture of mafia Dawood Ibrahim’s picture on his social media profile in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, police said on Friday.
Phase-1 police station in-charge Amit Bhadana said sub-inspector Rahul Pratap Singh got information that Junaid alias Rehan, a resident of Sector-9, has put a photo of Ibrahim on his X account.
A case has been registered against accused Junaid under section 196 (1) (B) (disturbing harmony among communities) of the BNS and the matter is being investigated, he said.
Who is Dawood Ibrahim?
Dawood Ibrahim, who ran the nexus of underworld criminals loosely called the D-Company, has been linked to numerous criminal activities, including organized crime, terrorism and drug trafficking.
Dawood Ibrahim fled to Pakistan after the 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed more than 250 people and injured thousands. The Memon brothers, especially Ibrahim alias Tiger Memon and associates of Dawood in Bombay were the key co-ordinators of the blasts.
Later investigations showed that the Pakistani agency ISI offered Dawood a quid pro quo deal to ‘avenge’ the Bombay riots of January 1993 for his help in executing their plan. The ISI promised to provide a safe harbour for him in exchange.
Dawood Ibrahim, his brothers and close associates are still ruling the roost in the underworld. Recent indications show that all the activities such as extortions, killings, dealings with associates of Dawood Ibrahim in Mumbai are presently being handled by Chhota Shakeel, who is supposed to be very close to him.His brother Anees Ibrahim was arrested on the charges of possessing drugs and conspiring to eliminate Irfan Goga.
Pakistan, however, has not acknowledged the presence of Dawood Ibrahim on its soil.