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Bell The Stray Cats

A day later, senior Delhi police officials claimed they had not been informed of the raid by Mumbai colleagues. Mumbai police commissioner A.N. Roy refused to comment and officials continued to be tight-lipped on the issue. However, Outlook has learnt that an ex-IB director did meet Malhotra to discuss a common enemy—Dawood Ibrahim. IB sources say the ex-director, who has long experience in operational aspects of intelligence gathering as well as extensive experience in anti-terrorism operations in Kashmir and the North-East, was a liaison to Rajan. In fact, that’s how Rajan apparently managed to mysteriously disappear from a Bangkok hospital bed after being injured in a shootout in September 2000. On November 24, while Rajan was awaiting trial in the hospital, he managed to escape, some say, with the help of Indian intelligence officials.

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The intelligence agencies had their ears pricked after reports came in of the D-Company boss celebrating the marriage of daughter Mahrukh with the son of ex- Pakistan cricket captain Javed Miandad, Junaid. There were reports that Dawood would host an elaborate reception for the couple in Dubai, which led to Indian intelligence agencies tapping Rajan’s gang. Unfortunately for them and their plans, the Mumbai police crime branch decided to play spoilsport at an inopportune moment. With there being some confusion on the wedding date (the heat is on, Dawood is unlikely to make an appearance), officials are back to the old grind: wait and watch.

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By Saikat Datta

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