CBI gives evidence about Dawood's frontman to UK probe agency

New Delhi, Sep 4 (PTI) A British probe agency may freeze over Rs 5,000 million belonging to an alleged frontman of global terrorist Dawood Ibrahim after evidence was given by the C.B.I. responding to a request from the authorities in the U.K.

According to the sources, the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit of New Scotland Yard began investigations against Salim Mohammed Ghaus Sheikh following a "suspicious account" report given by the Citibank group.

The U.K. probe agency came to know from newspapers that
Ghaus was a wanted by C.B.I. in Ghutka case. The Citibank
reported to the British authorities about supicious
transaction of Rs 1900 million (4.3 million dollars) of Ghaus.

C.B.I. was immediately approached by the U.K.
Investigation Unit of the New Scotland yard police.

The Serious Organised Crime Agency of the U.K. had
recently sought assistance from the C.B.I. to institute civil
proceedings against Ghaus in the U.K. High Court to confiscate
his financial assets to the tune of Rs 2130 million and Rs
1260 million.

"The request of the U.K. agencies for assistance from
C.B.I. was examined by the C.B.I. and government.
Subsequently, the government, in accordance with the Mutual
Legal Agreement Treaty, accorded the necessary sanction and
the C.B.I. provided the necessary documents to U.K. agencies
to institute their civil proceedings to deprive the organised
crime syndicate of Dawood of his assets held in the name of
his front man Ghaus in the United Kingdom," a senior C.B.I.
official said. (MORE) PTI