Overview
- Salim Dola remains in the custody of Mumbai Crime Branch Unit 3 and is due to be produced before the Esplanade Court as his police remand nears expiry.
- During recent questioning he told investigators that properties linked to him in Dubai had been sold and police are independently checking property records and ownership claims.
- Investigators uncovered an alleged Turkish identity used by Dola, the name Ayhaan Shaikh, and are examining his travel history, contacts and financial activity there.
- Multiple Crime Branch units have questioned Dola in separate probes, including drug-manufacturing cases in Satara and Mysuru and an alleged kidnapping and extortion case involving businessman Sajid Electricwala.
- Officials say tracing foreign property sales and bank transfers will require accessing overseas records and legal cooperation, and the outcome could broaden the inquiry into money laundering and international links.