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Salem aide Naeem Khan arrested by ATS

PTI / Dec 12, 2005, 20:29 IST
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Naeem Khan, alleged aide of extradited gangster Abu Salem was arrested on Monday by the Anti-Terrorist Squad.
Salem aide Naeem Khan arrested by ATS
MUMBAI: Naeem Khan, alleged aide of extradited gangster Abu Salem and wanted accused in Pradeep Jain murder case, was arrested on Monday by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai Police, its Deputy Inspector General, Jayjit Singh said.
Naeem was arrested soon after he arrived from Dubai. He will be produced before TADA judge P V Bavkar on Tuesday.
According to police, Naeem allegedly collected extortion amount from businessmen and handed it over to Salem.
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He had also reportedly collected money from Jain in early '90s on behalf of Salem.
Jain was gunned down allegedly on Salem's order in March 1995 after he refused to sell a plot to another builder at a throwaway price, police said.
Naeem was based in Dubai and used to operate from the Gulf on telephone, police added.
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