Chhota Shakeel to be charged for plotting murder of Karnataka right wing leader

Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru police is shortly going to chargesheet dreaded underworld don, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar’s close associate Chhota Shakeel for plotting the murder of a prominent right wing leader in Karnataka with his city-based henchman and prime accused Syed Niyamath alias Rehman (29) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act, Arms Act and the concerned sections of the Indian Penal Code.

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Niyamath (29), who is a resident of Bismillahnagar near MICO Layout, is a professional offender and has eight cases of murder, attempt to murder and extortion against him. He was arrested in November 2015 with his three aides for allegedly plotting the murder of a prominent Sri Rama Sene leader at the behest of Shakeel, who was reportedly constantly in touch with him through phone calls and SMSes. Niyamath had also made several calls to Dubai and other countries, where Shakeel is said to be hiding.

“Shakeel, who is acting on the orders of his mentor, Dawood, had sent money to Niyamath through the hawala route and was in the process of sending him the firearm through a courier for the operation, which would have created communal unrest in the city and state. Niyamath was caught in the nick of time. He was introduced to Shakeel through another associate Rashid Malbari, who was arrested earlier. He was released on bail but he jumped bail and managed to escape from the country on a forged passport. Niyamath had met Malbari, when they were in judicial custody in the Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara,” said an officer on condition of anonymity.