Bullion trader’s brother accused of usurping Rs 500cr Gorai land

MUMBAI: A

bullion

trader's and his associate have been accused of using fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim’s help to usurp a Rs 500 crore

property

in Gorai.

A builder and property dealer lodged a complaint with Thane police’s anti-extortion cell alleging that the trader and his associate had forcibly taken over his 37 acre property with the help of Dawood, the don’s brothers Anis Ibrahim and Iqbal Kaskar. This, even as a civil suit in the case is pending before the Bombay high court.

“We have arrested Iqbal Kaskar in the case and are now looking for Jain, Dawood and alleged landlord Tony Lewis. Since we took Kaskar’s custody, the accused have gone underground,” said investigating officer Vikas Godke.

This is the third case registered by the Thane anti-extortion cell against Kaskar.