Another u-turn? Indian minister insists Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan, vows to bring him back

Rajnath Singh says they will do everything to get Dawood back, including pressurising Pakistan.


Web Desk May 11, 2015
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday claimed that Dawood is in Pakistan and pledge to bring him to India “no matter what.” PHOTO: AFP

Just days after the Indian Minister of State for Home Haribhai Chaudhury had told Lok Sabha that India was not aware of Dawood Ibrahim's whereabouts , the alleged mastermind of 1993 Mumbai blasts, another claimed on Monday that he has credible information that Dawood is in Pakistan.

Contradicting the statement given by Chaudhry on the floor of Parliament, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh claimed on Monday that Dawood was still in Pakistan and pledged to bring him back to India “no matter what.”

Singh said the Indian government will not rest until they get Dawood back. "Whether we have to pursue Pakistan or put pressure, we will not rest until we get Dawood Ibrahim back."

Read: Contradicting itself? No idea where Dawood Ibrahim is, Indian govt tells Parliament

Maintaining its long held stance, Pakistani High Commissioner in New Delhi Abdul Basit refuted Indian allegations, saying that “He (Dawood) is not in Pakistan.”

Last week, while responding to a BJP MP’s question regarding the extradition of Dawood, Haribhai Chaudhury had said, "The subject has not been located so far. Extradition process with regard to Dawood Ibrahim would be initiated once the subject is located."

The article originally appeared on NDTV

COMMENTS (8)

SKChadha | 8 years ago | Reply The cost of sheltering Lakhvi and Dawood is becoming exorbitant and unbearable for the nation with each passing day. I hope soon the realization will come.
John | 8 years ago | Reply India, if you know Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan, what stops you from coming after him or are you actually that impotent that you are not doing anything while knowing all this time that he is in Pakistan? If I was an Indian worth my salt, I would expect my Govt to get Dawood Ibrahim by hook or by crook even if that involves a sting operation or attacking Pakistan but none of this is happening, so did you Indian sheeples ever question your Govt that why is she not going after Dawood Ibrahim while knowing he is in Pakistan ,the same Dawood who is supposedly killer of many Indians ? At the least I would expect my government to go to United Nations with the evidence and get Interpol warrant issued against him but India is not doing any of this at all and the only explanation for this is that either the whole Indian nation is epitome of Gandhism or they haven’t got the balls or the whole claim is bogus made up for the sheeple populace called Indians.
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