Chhota Shakeel

Dawood's brother defies the don?

Written By Tejas Mehta; reported by Sunil Singh | Thursday June 21, 2012

In an unprecedented development, underworld don and India's most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim's younger brother Mustakim has in all likelihood escaped from Karachi and fled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, say Mumbai police sources.

US sanctions against Dawood aides Chhota Shakeel, 'Tiger' Memon

IANS | Wednesday May 16, 2012

The United States has slapped sanctions on Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim 'Tiger' Memon, top aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, for their alleged role in drug trafficking in South Asia.

Man, suspected to have links with Shakeel gang, shot at

Press Trust of India | Saturday October 1, 2011

A 32-year-old real estate broker, suspected to be closely associated with the members of Chhota Shakeel's gang, was today shot at by two unidentified motorcycle-borne persons in south Mumbai's Teli galli area, police said.

Chhota Shakeel's father dies in Mumbai

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 20, 2011

One of the most wanted accused in India and underworld don Chhota Shakeel's father passed away in Mumbai on Friday, police said.

No breakthrough in J Dey murder case

Rashmi Rajput | Wednesday June 15, 2011

After the Maharashtra Government claimed a near breakthrough in the J Dey murder case, the Mumbai police has found little evidence to support the detention of three men alleged to be the shooters. The three men were detained on Wednesday and said to be hired by the Chhota Shakeel gang at the behest ...

Unsafe in Pakistan, Dawood plans to shift base

Mid-Day.com | Monday June 6, 2011

The ongoing US offensive against terrorists in Pakistan that saw bigwigs like Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and HuJI head Ilyas Kashmiri falling, has left India's most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim jittery, prompting the elusive don to contemplate shifting his base to a safer place.According to un...

Hesitant at first, Chhota Shakeel finally gave nod to kill Chand

Somendra Sharma, DNA | Monday October 18, 2010

The crime branch, which recently arrested a few people involved in the murder of diesel mafia Sayyed Ali Madar alias Chand, has learnt that one of the arrested members, Mohammad Ali Shaikh, had told Chhota Shakeel that Chand is a possible threat to their business in the dock area and could prove to ...

Mumbai cops find Chhota Shakeel link in diesel mafia murder

Somendra Sharma, DNA | Tuesday October 5, 2010

Investigations into the murder of diesel mafioso Sayyed Ali Madar alias Chand has revealed that Mohammad Ali and the underworld gangster Chhota Shakeel had hatched the entire murder conspiracy. The crime branch officials stated this on Monday.Accordingly, the police has invoked the MCOCA against the...

Salman Khan in Mumbai Sessions Court

NDTV Correspondent | Thursday March 11, 2010

Actor Salman Khan on Thursday appeared before a special court in Mumbai as a prosecution witness and deposed against gangster Chhota Shakeel's henchman Anjum Fazlani.

Maneka slams government over Varun's safety

Anasuya | Sunday July 5, 2009

Reports that mobsters belonging to the Chhota Shakeel gang have been planning to target Varun Gandhi have led to a sharp response from his mother Maneka.