{
  "id": 18283684,
  "title": "Money Laundering Probe Against Chhota Shakeel’s Brother-In-Law: ED Attaches Dongri’s Lambat Building, Bank Balances Worth ₹4 Crore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/money-laundering-probe-against-chhota-shakeels-brother-in-law-ed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T08:45:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/money-laundering-probe-against-chhota-shakeels-brother-in-law-ed-attaches-dongris-lambat-building-bank-balances-worth-4-crore"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached the Lambat Building near Dongri in south Mumbai, accusing Mohamed Salim Iqbal Qureshi, alias Salim Fruit, the brother-in-law of gangster Chhota Shakeel, of acquiring the property in his wife's name through threats and forged documents. The property, valued at around Rs 25 crore in 2016, was attached along with bank balances belonging to builder Aslam Abdul Rahman Patni and other accused individuals, bringing the total value to approximately Rs 4 crore. The alleged scheme involved Shabbir Ahmed Hasan Karolia and Yusuf Ahmed Hasan Karolia, who reportedly conspired to illegally acquire the property by impersonating the original owner and fabricating documents, including a deed of conveyance. The complainant, a South African businessman, alleged that Salim Fruit, along with his uncle and cousins, had connived to grab his father's property in Umarkhadi. The ED claims that Patni acquired a 50% share in the Lambat Building in 2019 by threatening and coercing the original owners in the names of Dawood Ibrahim and Salim Fruit, without any payment being received.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached the Lambat Building near Dongri in south Mumbai, alleging that Mohamed Salim Iqbal Qureshi alias Salim Fruit, brother-in-law of gangster Chhota Shakeel, acquired the property in his wife's name through threats issued in the name of the Dawood Ibrahim gang and forged documents. Also Watch: The central agency has also attached bank balances…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}