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NIA attaches properties of Pakistan-based Dawood Ibrahim gang's operative in Gujarat

NIA attaches properties of Pakistan-based Dawood Ibrahim gang's operative in Gujarat

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached two immovable properties belonging to an aide of Pakistan-based fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim in connection with 2015 double murder case in Gujarat's Bharuch, officials on Friday said.
The properties of the arrested accused, Mohammad Yunus alias Manjro, have been attached under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on the orders of NIA special court, Ahmedabad, in the case, they said.
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