Absconding drug smuggler associated with Dawood, money used for terror funding: Mumbai police

Absconding drug smuggler associated with Dawood, money used for terror funding: Mumbai police

Mumbai, Jun 1 (PTI) Absconding drug smuggler Kailash Rajput was associated with gangsters Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Shakeel and most of the money made by his syndicate was being used for terror funding, Mumbai police told a court here on Thursday.

The Anti Extortion Cell (AEC) of Mumbai Crime Branch sought an extension of the custody of Ali Asgar Shirazi, Rajput's close aide who was arrested on May 22 at the Mumbai airport while trying to flee to Dubai.

The court extended his custody till June 5.