File Photo: Karachi-based underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother, Iqbal Kaskar (C).
Karachi-based underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar has been granted bail by a sessions court in Mumbai.
Mr Kaskar, along with two of his associates were arrested last week after being booked on charges of extortion, and assault. The arrest was made following a complaint filed by an agent, Salim Sheikh.
Mr Kaskar has been granted bail on a security amount of Rs. 50,000.
The complainant had alleged that Mr Kaskar and his men had demanded Rs. 3 lakh after assaulting him. Mr Kaskar was questioned at the JJ Marg Police Station for over four hours before being arrested.
Mr Sheikh, a resident of Byculla, had approached the local police after being threatened by Mr Kaskar. Based on his statement a First Information Report (FIR) was registered. The matter was then transferred to JJ Marg police.
Mr Kaskar had been deported to India from the United Arab Emirates in 2003. He was reportedly wanted in a murder case, as well as his alleged role in the controversial Sara Sahara case, where a building came up illegally on government land. But a court acquitted him in both the cases in 2007.