Key Dawood Ibrahim aide Salim Dola deported to India from Istanbul
Dola being questioned by intelligence agencies; expected to be handed over to Mumbai Police for further investigation
In a significant development for Indian intelligence agencies, a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim, Salim Dola, has been brought to India.
He was deported to India and landed at a technical airport in Delhi earlier on Tuesday morning. Dola had been apprehended in Istanbul, agency sources informed.
The deportation was carried out after a coordinated operation by intelligence agencies in collaboration with international agencies.
Dola was flown in on a special aircraft on Tuesday morning and is currently being questioned by intelligence officials, official sources said.
He is expected to be handed over to Mumbai Police for further investigation.
The deportation comes days after Dola was held in Istanbul, where he had reportedly been operating under a false identity using forged documents to evade law enforcement agencies.
His arrest was the result of a joint operation carried out by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) in collaboration with local police, targeting a transnational synthetic drug trafficking network allegedly linked to the Indian underworld.
According to intelligence sources, Dola played a crucial role in managing overseas narcotics operations for D-Company, coordinating the supply and distribution of illegal drugs across multiple countries. His capture and deportation are being viewed as a major setback to the syndicate’s global drug network.
