Dawood Ibrahim brother, Iqbal Kaskar arrested in Mumbai

Iqbal Kaskar, the brother of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested in Mumbai last night by the crime branch of the Thane Police in connection with an investigation into an extortion case. 

Police said Iqbal was taken into custody from his house in Nagpada area in Central Mumbai. It said, some more arrests were likely during the night as five more



persons were detained in connection with the extortion case.

Police said, Iqbal, who was deported from the United Arab Emirates in 2003, is said to be operating his brother's real estate business in Mumbai. He was wanted in a murder case and the Sara Sahara illegal construction case. However, he was acquitted in both the cases in 2007.