Mumbai: A court today sent underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's younger brother Iqbal Kaskar and two other accused to judicial custody till October 13 in an extortion case.
Mr Kaskar was produced before the holiday court in Thane which sent him to judicial custody.
He was arrested by the crime branch of Thane Police on September 18.
Mr Kaskar was taken into custody from his house in Nagpada area in Central Mumbai by a team led by encounter specialist and the anti-extortion cell's senior police inspector Pradeep Sharma after a complaint was filed against him by a builder, who was facing extortion threats since 2013.
He is accused of issuing threats in the name of Dawood Ibrahim and demanding huge extortion money from businessmen.
A case was filed under sections 384 (punishment for extortion), 386 (extortion by putting person in fear of death or grievous hurt), 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC at Kasarvadavali Police Station.
Mr Kaskar, who was deported from the United Arab Emirates in 2003, is said to be operating his brother's real estate business in the city.
Mr Kaskar was produced before the holiday court in Thane which sent him to judicial custody.
He was arrested by the crime branch of Thane Police on September 18.
He is accused of issuing threats in the name of Dawood Ibrahim and demanding huge extortion money from businessmen.
Advertisement
Mr Kaskar, who was deported from the United Arab Emirates in 2003, is said to be operating his brother's real estate business in the city.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Another Arrest In Iqbal Kaskar Extortion Case Dawood's Brother, Iqbal Kaskar, Rewarded Informants With Flats In Mumbai Dawood's Brother Was Watching KBC, Eating Biryani When Cops Picked Him Up Mamata Banerjee's Sunday Ultimatum To CBI For Death Penalty In Rape-Murder Who Is Jasveen Sangha, "Ketamine Queen" Charged With Matthew Perry's Death "Don't Expect Anything From Me": Kolkata Hospital's New Principal Loses Cool Deadly Mpox Variant On The Rise; Sweden, Pakistan Confirm 1st Cases Supermoons Are Boring - Here Are 5 Things In The Sky Worth Your Time Doctors Hold Nationwide Protest Condemning Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: Updates Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.