MUMBAI: Fugitive gangster Chhota Shakeel sent huge money to incite terrorism and target prominent politicians in India, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said in a court while seeking custody of his two aides who were arrested on Friday.
The court remanded the two, Arif Abubakar Shaikh alias Arif Bhaijan (59) and his brother Shabbir Abubakar Shaikh (51), in NIA custody till May 20. The court found that the NIA’s submission about involvement of the accused on the backdrop of available material on record was sustainable.
The NIA is investigating a terror funding case against gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his close aides, including Shakeel. The NIA alleged Arif and Shabbir were involved in handling of Dawood gang’s illegal activities and terrorist financing in the western suburbs of Mumbai. On Friday, the NIA also questioned a Borivli-based bookie-turned-builder.
