<p>Former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad has stirred the cauldron of controversy by praising underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and describing him as someone who had done a "lot of Muslims" over the years.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Miandad's son Junaid is married to Dawood's daughter Mahrukh and the two families share close ties. The wedding took place in 2005 in Dubai&nbsp;with strict&nbsp;security arrangements in place.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“I have known him for a long time, from Dubai. It is an honour for me that his daughter married my son. My daughter-in-law is very well-educated; she studied in a convent school and went to a renowned university,” Miandad told&nbsp;journalist Hassan Nisar on the latter's YouTube channel.</p>

<p>The controversial batter said those outside had a flawed perception of the underworld don, his family and how they operated.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“Understanding the real Dawood Ibrahim is not easy. The way people think about the family, they are not like that,” remarked Miandad.</p>

<p>"He (Dawood) has done a lot for Muslims. It will be remembered for long," he added.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/gravitas-javed-miandads-bizarre-take-on-indias-asia-cup-snub-582256"><strong>Watch |&nbsp;Gravitas: Javed Miandad's bizarre take on India's Asia Cup snub</strong></a></p>

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<h2><strong>Who is Dawood Ibrahim?</strong></h2>

<p>Dawood is a wanted terrorist in India, responsible for the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai that claimed the lives of 260 people. His underworld crime syndicate is known as the 'D-company' and operates in the shadows, conducting a proxy war against the neighbouring country of India.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In 2003, the US placed Dawood on the list of global terrorists. Moreover, the US Department of the Treasury Office has forbidden US financial entities from working with him. He&nbsp;has a smuggling route shared with and used by al-Qaeda.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/forget-security-wait-what-javed-miandad-makes-absurd-remark-on-indias-reluctance-to-tour-pakistan-582138"><strong>Also read | 'Forget security...': Javed Miandad makes absurd remark on India's reluctance to tour Pakistan</strong></a></p>

<p>Dawood Ibrahim was also one of the suspects in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which killed over 170 people.&nbsp;In 2010, Ibrahim made it to Forbes' World's 10 Most Wanted list after many attempts to locate him failed.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Dawood is believed to be living in the affluent Clifton locality in Karachi but Pakistani government continues to deny that the terrorist lives on its soil. Up until Osama bin Laden's assassination by the US military, the Pakistan government had similarly maintained that the al-Qaeda chief was not on its soil.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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Former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad has stirred the cauldron of controversy by praising underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and describing him as someone who had done a "lot of Muslims" over the years.

Former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad has stirred the cauldron of controversy by praising underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and describing him as someone who had done a "lot of Muslims" over the years. Miandad's son Junaid is married to Dawood's daughter Mahrukh and the two families share close ties. The wedding took place in 2005 in Dubai with strict security arrangements in place. “I have known him for a long time, from Dubai. It is an honour for me that his daughter married my son. My daughter-in-law is very well-educated; she studied in a convent school and went to a renowned university,” Miandad told journalist Hassan Nisar on the latter's YouTube channel. The controversial batter said those outside had a flawed perception of the underworld don, his family and how they operated. “Understanding the real Dawood Ibrahim is not easy. The way people think about the family, they are not like that,” remarked Miandad. "He (Dawood) has done a lot for Muslims. It will be remembered for long," he added. Watch | Gravitas: Javed Miandad's bizarre take on India's Asia Cup snub × Who is Dawood Ibrahim? Dawood is a wanted terrorist in India, responsible for the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai that claimed the lives of 260 people. His underworld crime syndicate is known as the 'D-company' and operates in the shadows, conducting a proxy war against the neighbouring country of India. In 2003, the US placed Dawood on the list of global terrorists. Moreover, the US Department of the Treasury Office has forbidden US financial entities from working with him. He has a smuggling route shared with and used by al-Qaeda. Also read | 'Forget security...': Javed Miandad makes absurd remark on India's reluctance to tour Pakistan Dawood Ibrahim was also one of the suspects in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which killed over 170 people. In 2010, Ibrahim made it to Forbes' World's 10 Most Wanted list after many attempts to locate him failed. Dawood is believed to be living in the affluent Clifton locality in Karachi but Pakistani government continues to deny that the terrorist lives on its soil. Up until Osama bin Laden's assassination by the US military, the Pakistan government had similarly maintained that the al-Qaeda chief was not on its soil. (With inputs from agencies)

‘He has done a lot for Muslims’: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad praises underworld don Dawood Ibrahim

Figure from the underworld Unnamed sources claim Dawood Ibrahim was hospitalized in Karachi, Pakistan, for a significant health issue. There is conjecture that he may have been poisoned.

Dawood Ibrahim hospitalised in Karachi, rumours of poisoning stirs on social media

<p>The TADA court in Mumbai has sent <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/dawoods-key-aide-arrested-brought-to-mumbai-from-dubai-35054" target="_blank">Dawood Ibrahim&#39;s aide Farooq Takla </a>to police custody till March 19.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>An accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, Takla is the key aide of India&#39;s most wanted underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.</p>

<p>He was brought to Mumbai on Thursday from the United Arab Emirates&nbsp;in an Air India flight.</p>

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<p>He had escaped from India after 1993 Mumbai blasts following which a Red Corner Notice was issued against him.&nbsp;</p>

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An accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, Takla is the key aide of India's most wanted underworld don Dawood Ibrahim

The TADA court in Mumbai has sent Dawood Ibrahim's aide Farooq Takla to police custody till March 19. Dawood Ibrahim's aide Farooq Takla sent to police custody till March 19 by TADA court in Mumbai — ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2018 × An accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, Takla is the key aide of India's most wanted underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. He was brought to Mumbai on Thursday from the United Arab Emirates in an Air India flight. Dawood Ibrahim's aide Farooq Takla who was brought to Mumbai after being deported from Dubai, produced before TADA court pic.twitter.com/AbI27rIkPe — ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2018 × He had escaped from India after 1993 Mumbai blasts following which a Red Corner Notice was issued against him. Farooq Takla is accused in 1993 blast. Allegation is that he assisted many of the accused in logistics while they left the country for arms training in Pakistan via Dubai. He was absconding. He was arrested at Delhi airport today: CBI spokesperson. — ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2018 ×

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<p>Main accused in Mumbai blast&nbsp;underworld don Dawood Ibrahim&#39;s three of ten properties will be auctioned on November 14.</p>

<p>E-auctioning of the property took place on November 10 and authorities said that there has been an unexpected number of bids that they have received through the e-auctioning website and the usual manual process.</p>

<p>The successful bids will be announced&nbsp;tomorrow.</p>

<p>Hindu leader Swami Chakrapani, who previously successfully bid for a car belonging to Dawood Ibrahim and later burnt it&nbsp;said that he will acquire an eatery owned by the fugitive gangster at Bhendi Bazaar in Mumbai and build a public toilet there, news reports said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;After acquiring Hotel Afroz in the bidding, I will build a plush toilet there for public use. This toilet will be elegant and open to all free of cost. By turning the gangster&#39;s property into a toilet, I want to send the message- see how terrorism ends!,&quot;&nbsp;Chakrapani was quoted as saying.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Properties that will be auctioned are Damarwala building near Bhendi Bazar where Dawood&#39;s younger brother, Iqbal Kaskar used to stay;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shabnam Guest House on Mohammed Ali Road, a flat in Pearl Harbour building at Mazgaon.</p>

<p>After Dawood fled India, properties belonging to him and his associates were seized under the provisions of Smuggling and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, also known as SAFEMA.</p>

<p>The authorities later decided to auction these properties in a phased manner. However, past auctions of the gangster&#39;s properties drew a cold response from bidders, apparently due to &#39;&#39;fear factor&#39;&#39;.</p>

<p>Dawood Ibrahim is currently in Pakistan. His brother Iqbal Kaskar who was recently arrested in an extortion case has admitted to speaking to him four times in the last few years. Officials said Iqbal Kaskar had provided the addresses of four residences belonging to Dawood Ibrahim in Karachi.</p>

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E-auctioning of the property took place on November 10 and authorities said that there has been an unexpected number of bids that they have received through the e-auctioning website and the usual manual process.

Main accused in Mumbai blast underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's three of ten properties will be auctioned on November 14. E-auctioning of the property took place on November 10 and authorities said that there has been an unexpected number of bids that they have received through the e-auctioning website and the usual manual process. The successful bids will be announced tomorrow. Hindu leader Swami Chakrapani, who previously successfully bid for a car belonging to Dawood Ibrahim and later burnt it said that he will acquire an eatery owned by the fugitive gangster at Bhendi Bazaar in Mumbai and build a public toilet there, news reports said. "After acquiring Hotel Afroz in the bidding, I will build a plush toilet there for public use. This toilet will be elegant and open to all free of cost. By turning the gangster's property into a toilet, I want to send the message- see how terrorism ends!," Chakrapani was quoted as saying. Properties that will be auctioned are Damarwala building near Bhendi Bazar where Dawood's younger brother, Iqbal Kaskar used to stay; Shabnam Guest House on Mohammed Ali Road, a flat in Pearl Harbour building at Mazgaon. After Dawood fled India, properties belonging to him and his associates were seized under the provisions of Smuggling and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, also known as SAFEMA. The authorities later decided to auction these properties in a phased manner. However, past auctions of the gangster's properties drew a cold response from bidders, apparently due to ''fear factor''. Dawood Ibrahim is currently in Pakistan. His brother Iqbal Kaskar who was recently arrested in an extortion case has admitted to speaking to him four times in the last few years. Officials said Iqbal Kaskar had provided the addresses of four residences belonging to Dawood Ibrahim in Karachi.

Successful bidders of Dawood Ibrahim's properties to be announced on November 14

<p>Tamil actor and superstar Rajinikanth has received a legal notice from Sundar Shaekhar, who claims to be the son of underworld don Haji Mastan Mirza.</p>

<p>In the legal notice, Sundar has asked Rajinikanth not to depict Haji Mastan as a &quot;smuggler and underworld don&quot;.</p>

<p>There are speculations that Rajinikanth will play the role of the don, who lived between 1926 and 1994, in his next film with Pa Ranjith.</p>

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<p>&quot;I further state that you are depicting my God Father and a well-known national political leader as a `Smuggler and Underworld Don`, which are highly unacceptable and I strongly oppose such misrepresentation of my God Father,&quot; the notice reads.</p>

<p>He added, &quot;There is a huge political party behind him and all party workers are in a state of anger on such misrepresentation of him as a smuggler or underworld don and if any such attempt is made by you to produce any such film, then I shall be constrained to adopt legal proceedings and it is needless to say that the same shall be entirely at your risks as to costs and consequences, which please note.&quot;</p>

<p>However, Sundar also wrote, &quot;If you are really interested in making films on the lifestyle of Late Shri Haji Mastan, even I am interested in making a Biopic on my God Father as I am a Producer and a represented lifetime member of Indian Motion Picture Producer`s Association.&quot;</p>

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Sundar Shaekhar, who claims to be underworld don Haji Mastan's son, sent a legal notice to Tamil superstar Rajnikanth

Tamil actor and superstar Rajinikanth has received a legal notice from Sundar Shaekhar, who claims to be the son of underworld don Haji Mastan Mirza. In the legal notice, Sundar has asked Rajinikanth not to depict Haji Mastan as a "smuggler and underworld don". There are speculations that Rajinikanth will play the role of the don, who lived between 1926 and 1994, in his next film with Pa Ranjith. I further state that you are depicting my God Father and a well-known national political leader as a `Smuggler and Underworld Don`, which are highly unacceptable and I strongly oppose such misrepresentation of my God Father × "I further state that you are depicting my God Father and a well-known national political leader as a `Smuggler and Underworld Don`, which are highly unacceptable and I strongly oppose such misrepresentation of my God Father," the notice reads. He added, "There is a huge political party behind him and all party workers are in a state of anger on such misrepresentation of him as a smuggler or underworld don and if any such attempt is made by you to produce any such film, then I shall be constrained to adopt legal proceedings and it is needless to say that the same shall be entirely at your risks as to costs and consequences, which please note." However, Sundar also wrote, "If you are really interested in making films on the lifestyle of Late Shri Haji Mastan, even I am interested in making a Biopic on my God Father as I am a Producer and a represented lifetime member of Indian Motion Picture Producer`s Association." (ANI)

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