Bengaluru: Dawood Ibrahim is behind the targeted killings of BJP and other right-wing leaders and activists through his right hand man Patel Javed Dawood aka Tailor aka Javed Chikna, who lives in Karachi with Dawood under the protection of Pakistan’s ISI, said top Intelligence sources.
Chikna, is Dawood’s chief lieutenant from the days of the infamous 1993 Mumbai serial blasts “Chikna hires sharp - shooters to kill targeted BJP and right wing members and leaders.
He is reportedly behind the murders of Bajrang Dal member and anti cow slaughter activist Prashanth Poojary in Moodbidri in Dakshin Kannada district on October 9 and former president of BJP’s Bharuch (Gujarat) unit, Shirish Bangali, and general secretary of the BJP youth wing, Pragnesh Mistry in Bharuch last month,” said the official source.
Bajrang Dal member and anti-cow slaughter activist Prashanth Poojary was killed in broad daylight by six bike-borne men on the orders of Patel Javed Dawood aka Tailor aka Javed Chikna. Mangaluru police has so far arrested 10 out of 17 accused, who are allegedly members of a “socially committed” voluntary organisation.
“Their links with Chikna are under scanner,” the officer added.
Chikna is also allegedly behind the recent near fatal attacks on three other people in coastal Karnataka-Ashok and Vasu in Handel near Moodbidri and Jaya Kotiyan in nearby Permude village after mistaking them as “saffron and anti cow slaughter activists,” said the officer on condition of anonymity.
In Gujarat, the police have handed over the contract killings to the National Investigation Agency. He is accused (absconding) number 64 in the chargesheet on the Mumbai blasts.
An eatery once owned by Dawood Ibrahim in Mumbai besides his green sedan and tenancy rights to a property Matunga went under the hammer on Wednesday.
