Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken control of a flat worth Rs 55 lakh in Thane, Maharashtra. This flat belongs to a person connected to Iqbal Kaskar, the brother of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. The action is part of a money laundering investigation.
Sources say the flat, located in Neopolis Building in Thane West, was taken following a special legal order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). This order was approved in 2022, allowing the ED to seize the flat.
The ED claims that Kaskar and others forced a real estate developer, Suresh Mehta, to give them this flat. Mehta had worked in construction with his partner through a company called Darshan Enterprises. Because of their connections to the underworld, Kaskar and his associates allegedly extorted the flat in the name of Mumtaz Ezaz Shaikh.
In addition to the flat, the ED reported that four cheques totaling Rs 10 lakhs were given by the builder, which the accused cashed out. This money laundering case is linked to a police report from September 2017, where charges were filed under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
Iqbal Kaskar is currently in jail, and Dawood Ibrahim, his brother, is wanted as a terrorist in India and is said to be in Pakistan.
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