Thane: Member of Dawood Ibrahim gang arrested

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A member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang who was wanted in several cases has been arrested by the Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of Thane Police, an official said on Thursday.

Sayyed Abbas Tublani (32) had changed his name to Jasim Rebal Tublani and travelled outside the country with a fake passport, he said. Acting on tip-off that he was to going to visit Thakurpada area of Dahisar, officials of the Thane AEC laid a trap and nabbed him two days ago, said senior inspector Sanjay Shinde.

A knife, fake PAN card and driving license were seized from his possession, the AEC official said. A case for possessing a fake passport was registered against him at Shil-Daighar police station.

Tublani is already facing cases of attempt to murder and criminal intimidation in Mumbai and a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Hyderabad, inspector Shinde said.

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