Dawood Ibrahim

Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar is an Indian organised-crime figure and alleged narcoterrorist, best known as the leader of the D-Company syndicate founded in Mumbai in the 1970s.

Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar is an Indian organised-crime figure and alleged narcoterrorist, best known as the leader of the D-Company syndicate founded in Mumbai in the 1970s. He is widely described as one of India’s most wanted fugitives and has been accused of involvement in murder, extortion, drug trafficking, smuggling, and the 1993 Bombay/Mumbai bombings.

Early life

Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar was born on 26 December 1955 in Maharashtra, India, and is commonly described as the son of a police constable. Accounts of his early criminal activity place him in Mumbai’s underworld before he became a major syndicate leader.

D-Company

In the 1970s, Dawood Ibrahim founded D-Company, an organised-crime network based in Mumbai. Reporting and government material describe the group as active in narcotics, smuggling, extortion, and other transnational criminal activity.

1993 Bombay bombings

He has been widely accused of organising or financing the 1993 Bombay bombings, which killed hundreds and injured more than a thousand people. This accusation is central to his status as a top fugitive sought by Indian authorities.

International designations and pursuit

Various sources describe Ibrahim as a wanted man internationally and note U.S. sanctions or terrorist designations tied to his network. Public reporting has long placed him outside India, with persistent allegations of links to terrorist organisations.