Updated On: 14 May, 2022 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Agency says gangster’s kin Arif Shaikh and latter’s brother Shabbir Shaikh could help ascertain the locations of Dawood, his aide

An NIA vehicle with the two arrested accused, in south Mumbai on Friday. Pic/Ashish Raje
The National Investigation Agency on Friday arrested two persons, including the brother-in-law of Dawood Ibrahim’s close aide Chhota Shakeel, as part of its probe into the operations of the D-Company. Seeking their custody till May 20, the agency told a special NIA court that it would try to locate Dawood and Shakeel with the help of the arrested duo.
The two men have been identified as Shakeel relative Arif Abubakar Shaikh, alias Arif Bhaijaan, and his brother Shabbir Abubakar Shaikh. Both were picked from Oshiwara. In the court, the media was not allowed to attend the hearing.