Scared of Narendra Modi, Dawood Ibrahim, gang members go in hiding

[AVERAGE INDIAN]

With Narendra Modi all set to become the prime minister, India's most-wanted don, Dawood Ibrahim, has relocated himself to an unknown location close to the Af-Pak border, which is under the Taliban. His base has been in Karachi.

During the poll campaign, Modi had told a Gujarati news channel that he would bring Dawood to India from Pakistan if he comes to power. Now that Modi is in power, the general expectation of the intelligence community is that he will tighten the screws on Dawood. Fearing a commando-type operation, Dawood is believed to have shifted his base to a remote corner and got the ISI to beef up his security.

"With Modi coming to power, he is mortally afraid," an intelligence official said. It is expected that Modi may seek the services of Ajit Doval, retired chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) who is known for his brilliant operational capabilities, to zero in on the don. Doval is currently associated with the Vivekananda centre in New Delhi.

BJP has already started adopting a strong position vis-a-vis Pakistan. In a recent TV debate, senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari made it clear that the new government will have "zero tolerance" to terrorism. He said the response of the new dispensation will be vastly different from that of the erstwhile Manmohan Singh-led UPA government, which was afraid to strike.

Sushilkumar Shinde, home minister in the UPA government, had only talked about bringing Dawood back to India and had claimed that the government was in touch with the FBI for it. But RK Singh, who was the then Union home secretary and is currently with BJP, had pooh-poohed Shinde's claim. Singh too is known to be keen on targeting Dawood and is expected to help the new government in it.

It's not only Dawood who has done the vanishing act, even many members of his gang in Mumbai have pulled out of the metropolis. Though the police is under the Congress-NCP-led Maharashtra government, central agencies can pick up people suspected of links with terror networks and organised crime.

Former IPS officer YC Pawar, the man who effected the first breakthrough in the investigation into the March 1993 Mumbai serial blasts masterminded by Dawood in tandem with Pakistan's ISI, is of the opinion that the don can indeed be brought to India. He had told dna recently: "Modi is a man of tremendous will power and a go-getter. These qualities are needed at the topmost level to operationalise a plan to eject Dawood out of Pakistan. I am not saying this as a member of BJP but as a professional cop who has dealt with organised crime for several years. It should not be a difficult task."

Incidentally, Dawood's chief lieutenant Chhota Shakeel had told dna a few months ago: "Dawoodbhai koyi halwa nahin hai ke usko uthake koi bhi le jaa sakta hai. (Dawood is not a piece of halwa that anyone can take him away)."

Before any action is taken against Dawood, the new government is likely to direct the income tax department to dispose of Dawood's 12 properties in central Mumbai which are in its custody. These properties were put up for auction twice, but in vain.

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[Voldemort]

If he remains in Afghanistan or Pakistan, he can be dealt with. If not a commando type raid, airstrikes are also an option, I think. But any kind of operation will certainly start a war.

 

[ladder]

What's the obsession with Dawood? We have not been able to eliminate all his aides in India, neither close his network in India. That should be the priority.

We don't want a situation where we eliminate D' and his place is taken by another person who operates with the same impunity.

Go after D' but at the same time eliminate D' company's working in India.

And between the two no one should have a doubt on which one is easily achievable and desirable.

 

[Ray]

Go man go!

I presume his relocation maybe because of fear the India has trained groups to replicate the MOSSAD, as the Indo Israeli equation is quite robust.

 

[ghost]

If he remains in Afghanistan or Pakistan, he can be dealt with. If not a commando type raid, airstrikes are also an option, I think. But any kind of operation will certainly start a war.

What war?elimination of Dawood, if done by a hit squad would not even make it to Pakistani news .Do you think pakis would admit that dawood was residing there?No country would ever go to war for a person like Dawood,he is disposable.

If killed ,the only reaction possible would be increase in covert warfare.His death inside Pakistan would be some random guy killed by some random guys.

Please do some research ,on how Mossad and kgb go about their target assassination.Many a times it is even hard to determine it as killing ,as technique used by them make reason of death appear natural or suspicious.

Killing of Dawood is necessary,as it will send clear message ,you can not mess with india and go on with ur life ,messing with India is messing with ur own life.

Kgb eliminates its target even in America ,so getting Dawood in Pak is no big deal.You just need will and proper execution.

 

[JBH22]

 

[rock127]

Go man go!

I presume his relocation maybe because of fear the India has trained groups to replicate the MOSSAD, as the Indo Israeli equation is quite robust.

May be RAW can outsource the assassination of "Dawood the Dog" to MOSSAD.

 

[JBH22]

This Dawood charade was part of the election campaign because if you intend to go after your target its not about chest thumping and tipping off the intended target.

 

[JBH22]

 

[Hari Sud]

I believe Americans have an equal interest in killing this SOB. If he is in the border region, it should be easy for Americans to get him.

 

[laughingbuddha]

May be RAW can outsource the assassination of "Dawood the Dog" to MOSSAD.

Israelis, Americans... in all our interests to get rid of him.
No need to bring him back. Take him out and get it on video.