Dawood Ibrahim’s Brother Acquitted in Thane Extortion Case

New Delhi: Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Iqbal Kaskar was acquitted in a extortion case on Friday. According to reports, Iqbal Kaskar had extorted Rs 3 crore rupees from a construction firm in Mumbai dating back to 2015. It was a 38 acre land at Borivali.

In his order on Wednesday, special MCOCA judge Amit M Shete said Kaskar was given the benefit of doubt and acquitted as the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against him.

Kaskar was tried for offences under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act as well as Indian Penal Code sections 384 (extortion), 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt) and 387 (putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion) as part of a case registered at Thane Nagar police station on October 3, 2017.

The special public prosecutor told court Kaskar and other accused had threatened and extorted Rs 3 crore from a builder over a deal related to a 38-acre land in north Mumbai's Gorai area.

Defence counsels Poonit Mahimkar and MZG Sheikh contested the case and punched holes in the prosecution's case.

After hearing both sides, the court held the charges against Kaskar have not been proved and acquitted him. 

With inputs from PTI