Arif Abubakar Shaikh (61), a businessman, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in the case which involved several members of the Dawood gang including Dawood Ibrahim and Shakeel themselves
Arif Abubakar Shaikh alias Bhaijan, brother-in-law of fugitive gangster Chhota Shakeel and an accused in a terror-funding case, died on Friday evening at the state-run J J Hospital here, police said.
Shaikh (61), a businessman, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in the case which involved several members of the Dawood gang including Dawood Ibrahim and Shakeel themselves.
Shaikh was lodged in Arthur Road jail here following his arrest, and was currently undergoing treatment at the J J Hospital, a police official said.
In July 2023, his property in the Mira Road area in the neighbouring Thane district was attached by the NIA as proceeds of terrorism.
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