When India planned to take out Dawood, and who derailed it

August 24, 2015 09:02

India had planned a covert operation to take down underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, but the operation was compromised by some Mumbai police officials.

This explosive revelation was made by former Home Secretary and now BJP leader RK Singh in an interview with India Today.

Singh revealed details of how corrupt elements of the Mumbai police foiled a secret operation launched when Vajpayee was prime minister to take down Dawood Ibrahim.

Indian government had roped in elements of Chota Rajan gang and they were being trained at a secret location.

But Mumbai Police officials who were in touch with D-company landed up at the training camp with arrest warrants for the covert operatives who had been engaged by India.

The entire operation to take down Dawood failed due to the rogue elements in Mumbai police.

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