Thane: 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 a tip-off that he was to go to visit the 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.
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 a tip-off that he was to go to visit the 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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