Based on a tip-off, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad arrested Abdulsattar Batliwala in suburban Khar in Mumbai. The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad has nabbed an accused in the 1993 Gosabara RDX and arms landing case, in which fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim has been named as a key conspirator, from Mumbai. Batliwala was a part of the conspiracy whereby Dawood Ibrahim sent a huge cache of RDX and arms, including AK-47 rifles to Gujarat from Karachi via sea route in 1993, ATS said. According to the ATS, Batliwala was present at a meeting called by Dawood in Dubai to plan out the landing at Gosabara. Till now, around 40 persons have been arrested while 16 accused are still at large, including Dawood Ibrahim, Tiger Memon, Anis Ibrahim and Chhota Shakeel.

Source: dna September 19, 2016 02:08 UTC