Nephew of Dawood Ibrahim, Mohammed Rizwan Iqbal Hassan Shaikh Ibrahim Kaskar (30) has been arrested by the Anti-Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch in connection with an extortion case which is said to have involvement of gangster Fahim Machmach and the alleged involvement of Chota Shakeel. The arrest was made during the night intervening Wednesday and Thursday when Shaikh was trying to flee the country from Mumbai international airport. Along with Kaskar, his other accomplice Ashfaq Towelwala (34) who is suspected to have a crucial role behind this extortion syndicate was also arrested from Dongri. All the accused have been remanded to police custody till July 22. According to the police, the complainant in the case is a trader cum businessman who deals in the import of electronic equiprments from Dubai and China. The complainant and Towelwala had entered into a business partnership three years ago and Towelwala owed him Rs 15.50 lakhs which was amount earned due to profit in business. "Towelwala claimed that he was broke so he refused to pay the money. When he was frequently followed up for paying the cash, he started receiving threat messages and calls from Machmach who warned him not to bother Towelwala for money as he is his close aide. Based on the preliminary investigation, it is highlighted that Towelwala approached Ahmedraza Wadharia (24) with his grievances who later approached Machmach and Shakeel after being referred by Rizwan Kaskar. Towelwala sought protection from the Dubai-based gangsters after Wadharia and Rizwan helped him," said a police officer from AEC. Wadharia was arrested two days back by AEC officers while he was on his way to Surat from Dubai. When Rizwan got the information about Wadharia's arrest, he tried to escape from the country but was apprehended by the cops, said an officer. As per the police records, two Look Out Notice (LOC) were issued in the name of Wadhariya and Kaskar after their name cropped up in the course of an investigation. A source said, "Rizwan's passport displayed Shaikh as the surname instead of Kaskar. While Wadhariya mostly stays in Dubai but frequently visits Surat where he already has a case against him. He also is engaged in Hawala business and helps other traders to embezzle funds and Rizwan claims to be a builder but his occupation is to be investigated. All the accused have been arrested under section 387 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code," Advocate of the accused Vishal Ingavle said, "Just because the last name is Kaskar, my client is being dragged into this. There is absolutely no connection or any involvement of the accused as claimed by the police," CASE FILE

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