Ahmedraza Wadhariya, arrested by the Mumbai police Crime Branch with the nephew of wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, is a hawala operator for the ‘D Gang’ with a network stretching across Mumbai, Gujarat and Dubai, investigating officers said on Friday. Crime Branch officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, asserted that Wadhariya plays a major role in Dawood’s criminal network and was handling a large chunk of the gang’s money in India. ‘Hails from Gujarat’“Wadhariya hails from Gujarat and has had close ties with the D Gang for several years,” said a Crime Branch officer. “His role is to move money for the gang from Dubai to Mumbai, Mumbai to Gujarat and Gujarat to Dubai through a network of hawala channels. The officer said the system operated on fear, with Sheikh Mohammed Faheem alias Faheem Machmach, one of the top lieutenants for the D Gang, acting as the muscle.

Source: The Hindu July 19, 2019 16:30 UTC