Tiger Memon
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Ibrahim Mushtaq Abdul Razak Nadim Memon better known by his nickname Tiger Memon is an Indian gangster and the prime suspect in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case and is wanted by Interpol
and the CBI
. He is a member of the D-Company
gang and is a trusted lieutenant of its leader, Dawood Ibrahim
. He got the nick name 'Tiger' after helping a drugs and weapons smuggler to flee the arrest in hands of Mumbai Crime Branch by driving his car dangerously over 100 kmph in one way roads.
) has been confirmed by the Special Court after the conviction of the other accused in the case.
On September 12, 2006, the special TADA court, hearing the long-drawn case around the 1993 Bombay bombings, convicted four members of the Memon family - Yakub, Essa, Rubina and Yusuf. Three other members of the Memon family - Suleiman, Hanifa and Rahil - have, however, been acquitted with the judge giving them the benefit of doubt. The four Memons have been held guilty on charges of conspiring and abetting acts of terror. They face jail terms
ranging from a minimum of five years to life imprisonment. Yakub Memon, the brother of prime accused 'Tiger' Memon, has been charged for possession of unauthorised arms.
Yakub Memon
, the younger brother of Tiger Memon, who was arrested by Nepal police at Kathmandu Airport and handed over to CBI of India, has been sentenced to death. Three other Family members have been given life imprisonment. Rubina, the sister in law of Tiger Memon, escaped the death penalty as she is a woman. Yusuf and Essa were acquitted as they were mentally unstable. Yakub was under treatment for depression.
.He also has a house in Karachi on Khayaban-e-Hilal DHA. Indian security agencies believed Tiger Memon was in Karachi in 2010 and working for the Pakistani ISI
.
film Black Friday (2004), which is based on the 1993 Bombay bombings. Memon was played by Bollywood
actor Pavan Malhotra
.
Interpol
Interpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation...
and the CBI
Central Bureau of Investigation
The Central Bureau of Investigation is a government agency of India that serves as a criminal investigation body, national security agency and intelligence agency. It was established on 1 April 1963 and evolved from the Special Police Establishment founded in 1941...
. He is a member of the D-Company
D-Company
D-Company is a term coined by the media for the criminal organization and terrorist group headed by wanted terrorist leader and crime boss Dawood Ibrahim....
gang and is a trusted lieutenant of its leader, Dawood Ibrahim
Dawood Ibrahim
Dawood Ibrahim , also known as Dawood Ebrahim, and Sheikh Dawood Hassan, is the head of the organized crime syndicate [[D-Company]] in Mumbai. He is currently on the wanted list of Interpol for organised crime and counterfeiting. He was No. 4 on the Forbes' World's Top 10 most dreaded criminals...
. He got the nick name 'Tiger' after helping a drugs and weapons smuggler to flee the arrest in hands of Mumbai Crime Branch by driving his car dangerously over 100 kmph in one way roads.
1993 Bombay bombings
His role as the prime accused in the blasts (along with Dawood IbrahimDawood Ibrahim
Dawood Ibrahim , also known as Dawood Ebrahim, and Sheikh Dawood Hassan, is the head of the organized crime syndicate [[D-Company]] in Mumbai. He is currently on the wanted list of Interpol for organised crime and counterfeiting. He was No. 4 on the Forbes' World's Top 10 most dreaded criminals...
) has been confirmed by the Special Court after the conviction of the other accused in the case.
On September 12, 2006, the special TADA court, hearing the long-drawn case around the 1993 Bombay bombings, convicted four members of the Memon family - Yakub, Essa, Rubina and Yusuf. Three other members of the Memon family - Suleiman, Hanifa and Rahil - have, however, been acquitted with the judge giving them the benefit of doubt. The four Memons have been held guilty on charges of conspiring and abetting acts of terror. They face jail terms
ranging from a minimum of five years to life imprisonment. Yakub Memon, the brother of prime accused 'Tiger' Memon, has been charged for possession of unauthorised arms.
Yakub Memon
Yakub Memon
Yakub Memon is a chartered accountant who is convicted in 1993 Bombay bombings case.He is a brother of Ibrahim Mushtaq 'Tiger' Memon, one of the prime accused of the attacks which killed 257 people.-Personal history:...
, the younger brother of Tiger Memon, who was arrested by Nepal police at Kathmandu Airport and handed over to CBI of India, has been sentenced to death. Three other Family members have been given life imprisonment. Rubina, the sister in law of Tiger Memon, escaped the death penalty as she is a woman. Yusuf and Essa were acquitted as they were mentally unstable. Yakub was under treatment for depression.
Current whereabouts
Tiger Memon was reported in Karachi, Pakistan in 2003. In 2006, he was reported to have opened a restaurant in DubaiDubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
.He also has a house in Karachi on Khayaban-e-Hilal DHA. Indian security agencies believed Tiger Memon was in Karachi in 2010 and working for the Pakistani ISI
ISI
ISI or Isi may refer to:* İsi, a village and municipality in the Masally Rayon of Azerbaijan-Organizations:* Bureau of Indian Standards, previously the Indian Standards Institute, the national Standards Body of India...
.
Personal life
He is married to Seema chaudhary and has two children, Pappu Gappu. Tiger Memon has always been in friendship ties with Chiniot Shiekhs comunity. Tiger Memon is wanted by Interpol Delhi but Chiniot Shiekhs community always protects him through their influence.He has vibrant contacts with the heads of this community andthey have always been there to back him due to personal favours ..In popular culture
The activities of Tiger Memon were a major part of Anurag Kashyap'sAnurag Kashyap (director)
Anurag Singh Kashyap is an Indian film director and screenwriter. As a director, he is known for Black Friday , a controversial and award-winning Hindi film about the 1993 Bombay bombings, followed by No Smoking , Dev D and Gulaal...
film Black Friday (2004), which is based on the 1993 Bombay bombings. Memon was played by Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
actor Pavan Malhotra
Pavan Malhotra
Pavan Malhotra is a Hindi film and television actor. He has played lead roles in Buddhadev Dasgupta’s National Film Award-winning Bagh Bahadur and Saeed Akhtar Mirza’s Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro both released in 1989...
.
External links
- http://www.hvk.org/articles/0701/204.html
- http://in.news.yahoo.com/031128/149/29xud.html
- http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1056545
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