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'Ranveer Singh wants to play me': Lalit Modi drops a big update on his biopic and a London meet with Dhurandhar star

A biopic on former IPL chairman Lalit Modi is in the scripting phase, with the team collecting information and conducting interviews. Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh had previously expressed interest in playing Modi, even meeting him in London to discuss the role.

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'Biggest reason I left cricket', Lalit Modi claims Dawood Ibrahim's $4-billion 'Satta Bazaar' targeted him over IPL control

Lalit Modi reveals Dawood Ibrahim's syndicate threatened him. He refused to cooperate with their betting empire. This led to threats and attacks. Modi's decision to retire from cricket administration was driven by these life-threatening pressures. He stated that his personal guarantee to step away from the sport saved his life.

The Economic Times

ED raids in Maharashtra, Gujarat in Salim Dola drugs case

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids across Maharashtra and Gujarat. The probe targets Mohammad Salim Dola, an alleged drug trafficker linked to the Dawood gang. Dola was recently extradited to India from Turkiye. Searches are underway at locations connected to chemical suppliers, traders, accountants, and hawala operators. This action follows a…

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Underworld don Chhota Rajan admitted to Delhi's AIIMS

Chhota Rajan, who was once India's most wanted Dawood Ibrahim's close aide, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2024 in 2001 murder case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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TV Newsance 270: Anchors celebrate rise of gangster Bishnoi, India-Canada all-out tussle

Kalyug has arrived on our TV screens with news anchors and right-wing commentators celebrating the rise of a new national hero — gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Move over Dawood Ibrahim; the new sheriff in town has got a Sanatani twist. And our anchors glorified the criminal, tossing journalistic integrity out the…

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‘BJP workers’, journalists: Meet Lawrence Bishnoi’s online PR brigade

The murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, the investigation into the assassinations of pro-Khalistani activists that have soured India-Canada ties, and the security threats against actor Salman Khan.

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Salman Khan demands apology from ANI for report ‘linking him to D-Company’

Actor Salman Khan has sought an apology from news agency ANI and the advocates of the two men accused of firing outside his house for linking him to underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s group D-Company, Livelaw reported. A report published by ANI claimed that Khan has “known relations” with the group…

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SC extends interim bail for Nawab Malik on medical grounds

The Supreme Court on January 11 extended the interim bail granted to former Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik on medical grounds.

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Supreme Court extends NCP leader Nawab Malik's bail by six months

The Supreme Court extended by six months the interim bail of former Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik in a money laundering case.

The Hindu

From power cuts to PM tweet: Beyond clickbait, Dawood debacle underlines media’s poor Pak understanding

It wasn’t the first time that rumours of Dawood Ibrahim’s death set sections of the Indian media abuzz. And it was so bad that even OpIndia did a fact-check.

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Man held for threat call claiming Dawood gang tasked him to assassinate PM Modi, U.P. CM Adityanath

Mumbai police arrest 29-yr-old Kamran Amir Khan for making hoax threat call to assassinate PM Modi & UP CM Adityanath. Khan was previously arrested for similar offence & is said to be mentally unstable. Police registered offence & probe is on.

The Hindu

NIA files supplementary chargesheet in fake currency case

NIA files chargesheet against 4, including Dawood Ibrahim's associate Javed Chikna, in fake currency notes case. Chikna, Shikilkar, Fayaaz Shikilkar and Chaudhari charged under IPC & UAPA. Fayaaz found with 12 swords & other incriminating material linking him to case.

The Hindu

Satish Kaushik death: Farmhouse owner's wife alleges husband's role in actor's death, police initiate inquiry

In connection with the veteran actor Satish Kaushik's death, the owner of the farmhouse Vikas Balu's second wife has levelled serious accusations against her husband, claiming his role in the death of the actor. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Staged Bomb Scare That Backfired on Mumbai’s Notorious Cops

Terrorists were blamed when explosives were found in an SUV parked outside billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s home in 2021. The truth was far more alarming.

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‘Baahubali’, braggart, all-round bigwig: Why WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh thinks he’s above the law

In the ongoing protest by women wrestlers, one name has consistently popped up as being responsible – Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, 66, the president of the Wrestling Federation of India.

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Pakistan's FIA Chief Silent On Extradition Of Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Sayeed To India

Pakistan top investigative agency chief on Tuesday refused to answer tough questions over underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Sayeed, both of whom are among terrorists most wanted by Indian security agencies. Read more:

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Mumbai: Crime Branch Police Arrests Aide Of Gangster Dawood Ibrahim

The anti-Extortion Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch Police took the builder into custody on Monday night. Read more on Dynamite News:

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NIA announces cash reward of Rs 25 lakh on Dawood Ibrahim, Rs 20 lakh on Chhota Shakeel

According to a press note released by NIA, Dawood Ibrahim who has been designated as a "Global Terrorist" by the United Nation under United Nations Security Resolution 1267 and also listed under the Fourth Schedule of the UAPA Act, 1967 runs an international terrorist network, namely D-Company. Read more on…

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NIA announces Rs 25 lakh reward on fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim

MUMBAI: The National Investigation Agency has announced a cash reward of Rs 25 lakh for any information leading to the arrest of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, an official said on Thursday.

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Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar hospitalised in Mumbai after chest pain complaint

Iqbal Kaskar was rushed to the hospital from the Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai and is undergoing treatment in the medical facility's cardiac department

The Times of India

Dawood Ibrahim Gang case: NIA granted extension to file chargesheet in Mumbai

MUMBAI: The NIA on Saturday was granted an extension of 90 days to file chargesheet against two accused in the D gang terror funding case. Arif Abubakar Shaikh alias Arif Bhaijan (59) and his brother Shabbir Abubakar Shaikh (51), were arrested in the case in May.

The Times of India

Crackdown on Dawood Ibrahim gang: NIA arrests gangster Chhota Shakeel's brother-in-law Salim Qureshi in Mumbai

MUMBAI: The NIA on Thursday arrested Salim Qureshi alias Salim Fruit, brother-in-law of gangster Chhota Shakeel in the case relating to the activities of fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim.

The Times of India

Mumbai: Narco-terror case on gangster Dawood Ibrahim's brother Anees

MUMBAI: In one of the first cases of narco-terrorism in the city, a 47-year-old man from Versova has been arrested on charges of dealing in drugs to fund terrorist activities. Among the accused named in the case by the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) is gangster Dawood Ibrahim's brother Anees.

The Hindu

1993 Bombay bomb blasts case: Four accused sent to judicial custody

Main accused Dawood Ibrahim and Tiger Memon are still at large

The Times of India

Maharashtra: BJP-led Centre must first bring back Dawood Ibrahim from Pakistan, says Sanjay Raut

MUMBAI: The BJP-led Centre should first bring Dawood Ibrahim from Pakistan, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Sunday, while reacting to the recent remarks of the special PMLA court on NCP’s Nawab Malik’s links to the 1993 serial blasts accused.

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