Jan Mohammed Shaikh, the Dharavi resident arrested in connection with a terror plot, had gone to Bahrain in 2019 to assassinate a gangster previously associated with Dawood Ibrahim, sources in Mumbai police’s Crime Branch told mid-day. According to officers, Shaikh was given the contract to kill Ali Budesh on Dawood’s instruction, however, he returned without finishing the job.

The Special Cell of Delhi police arrested Shaikh, alias Sameer Kaliya, from Rajasthan on Monday for allegedly planning terror attacks across India, including in Maharashtra. According to information received by the Crime Branch, Shaikh was in Bahrain for a few days, but didn’t kill Budesh as he feared for his life. Confirming the revelation, a police officer, on condition of anonymity, said, “Police have verified that Shaikh had gone to Bahrain in 2019 and had also received money from Fahim Machmach.”