The Hindu : Anees Ibrahim held in Dubai

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Tuesday, Dec 10, 2002

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Anees Ibrahim held in Dubai

Dubai Dec. 9. Anees Ibrahim, younger brother of the Mumbai underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, wanted in several criminal cases in India, has been arrested here, according to official sources.

Anees was held on December 3 on the basis of a Red Corner alert issued by the Interpol after he flew in from Pakistan on November 29, the sources told PTI today. A CBI team arrived here on Sunday to expedite the proceedings to take Anees to India under a UAE-India extradition treaty signed in 1999, they said.

Atul Aneja reports from Manama:

The possible extradition to India of Anees Ibrahim who has been detained by the Dubai police is likely to be a time-consuming exercise, highly-placed sources told The Hindu.

The sources pointed out that the detention of Anees followed a determined drive by the UAE Government against allowing its territory be used as an underworld haven. In fact, the UAE Government had declared its intention to crack down on criminal gangs on a number of occasions recently.

Anees was arrested by the Dubai police on two earlier occasions and he was also picked up by the authorities in Bahrain in 1996. India's talks with Bahrain on an extradition treaty were revived earlier this month.

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