Dawood aide Salim Dola lands in India after coordinated deportation operation

A close aide of underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim, Salim Dola, was brought to India earlier today, after being deported, according to intelligence sources.

Dola arrived at a technical airport in Delhi earlier in the day on a special aircraft as part of a coordinated operation involving Indian intelligence agencies and international counterparts. Officials said he was recently apprehended in Istanbul before being deported to India.

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Upon arrival, he was taken into custody and is currently being questioned by intelligence officials over his alleged role in criminal activities.

Sources indicated that Dola is expected to be handed over to Mumbai Police for further investigation and legal proceedings.

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An intelligence agency source confirmed the development to ANI, stating that the deportation followed sustained coordination between multiple agencies to secure his transfer to India for interrogation and prosecution.

(With inputs from agencies)