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| Founded | 1970s |
|---|---|
| Founder | Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar[1] Dawood Ibrahim |
| Named after | Dawood Ibrahim |
| Founding location | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Territory | Asia, Middle East |
| Leader(s) | Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar (deceased) Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar |
| Activities | Murder, extortion, targeted killing, drug trafficking, terrorism, multiple bombings,[2] alleged involvement in 1993 Bombay bombings |
| Allies | Pakistan mafia, Mumbai Underworld |
| Notable members | Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar, Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon, Yakub Memon, Abu Salem, Fazlur Rahman (Fazal Sheikh) |
D-Company is a name coined by the Indian media for one of Mumbai underworld's organized crime syndicate founded and controlled by Dawood Ibrahim, an Indian crime boss, drug dealer and wanted terrorist. In 2011, Ibrahim, along with his D-Company, was number three on FBI's "The World's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives" list.[3]
It has been designated as a Global Terrorist Organization under the SDN by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, with addresses in India, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.[4]
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- ^ "Dawood 4th 'most wanted' criminal on Forbes list" Archived 29 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. (29 April 2008). Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "DAWOOD IBRAHIM ORGANIZATION". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.