‘Confirm Dawood CD authenticity’
Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar on Monday alleged that that the security agencies had intercepted fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s phone calls that suggest his links with “a minister”. Mr Shelar demanded that the state government confirm the authenticity of the CDs of the said conversation and announce the name of the minister.
Mr Shelar made the allegations while participating in the discussions in the Legislative Council on the supplementary demands tabled by the government. One of the supplementary demand is for `6,41,09,000 to purchase different equipment in the six forensic science laboratories of the state. The state government has sought the legislature’s approval of `57 lakh for purchase of chemicals, glassware and small equipment, `1.48 crore for purchase of chemicals for DNA fingerprinting technology and `4,34,09,000 for annual maintenance contract of the laboratories.
The Mumbai BJP president, who is the member of the legislative council, said that while the state is spending big money on keeping the FSLs upto date, it should also bring out the truth about reports of Dawood’s intercepted conversation.
“For last few days, media is reporting about Dawood Ibrahim’s telephone conversation that was intercepted by security agencies. According to reports, RAW and IB have confirmed Dawood’s voice on the tape. The gangster is also referring to money paid to a minister. The government should get these CDs tested at FSL and also reveal the name of the said minister,” Mr Shelar said on the floor of the House.
According to reports, the Delhi police has intercepted Dawood’s telephone conversation with a Pakistan-based bookie Javed Chotani in which there is a reference to this minister. The conversation was intercepted during the investigation of the IPL spot fixing case.
When contacted, an officer from Mumbai police confirmed the existence of such an intercepted conversation, which is part of the Delhi police’s investigation into the spot fixing case.
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