Fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim has reportedly been hospitalised in Pakistan's Karachi after a serious health complication, reports India Today.
Several reports have surfaced on social media saying that Dawood Ibrahim was poisoned. However, there was no confirmation of the same.
Ibrahim was hospitalised two days ago and is being kept under tight security inside the hospital. He is the only patient on his floor, reports India Today. Only top hospital authorities and his close family members reportedly have access to the floor.
The Mumbai Police were trying to gain more information on the hospitalisation of the underworld don from his relatives Alishah Parkar and Sajid Wagle.
In January, the son of Haseena Parker, Dawood Ibrahim's sister, revealed to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) that the underworld don resides in Karachi after getting married for the second time.
The NIA, in its chargesheet, against Dawood Ibrahim stated that he and his top aides control Pakistan’s Karachi airport.
The mastermind behind the 1993 Mumbai blasts, Ibrahim is on the list of India’s most wanted. The blasts claimed the lives of over 250 people and left thousands injured. He has reportedly been in Pakistan for decades.
According to the 10th edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), Dawood Ibrahim and his D-company still control several criminal activities in Mumbai, including trafficking drugs, arms, counterfeiting etc.
Indian authorities have often said that they believe Ibrahim lives in Karachi’s upmarket Clifton area. But Pakistan has often denied his presence in that country.