"My Conversations With Dawood Ibrahim" continues...

Sanjay Dutt had come in close contact with Anees Ibrahim during the shooting of the film Yalgaar in Dubai. Sanjay Dutt had requested Anees to send weapons to him for his own security and for the security of his family members in the wake of communal riots in Bombay. It was a fact that Anees had obliged Sanjay Dutt but it was not in his (D’s) knowledge. Later, when D learnt that Anees had sent weapons to Sanjay Dutt without his
knowledge and approval, he beat up Anees black and blue. D stated that by making this
admission, he was only trying to convince me that he was being honest. He knew in the bargain he had gone to the extent of implicating his own brother.

D also stated that it could be verified with Taklya (an accused in the serial blasts) that during the meeting in Dubai, wherein allegedly he (D) had planned the serial blasts, in reality he had discussed a totally different issue. He had talked about a well being dug out in the village of Taklya out of a donation made by him. The contract for digging was given to one Sayyed Munim. Taklya complained to D that Sayyed Munim had misappropriated a part of the donation.

D promised to look into the matter and take appropriate action. During one conversation he said: ‘Saheb, mujhey ye sab karna hota to mujhe hathiyar bhejney ki zaroorat nahi hoti. Hamarey ladko ke pass kafi hathiyar padey hain,’ (Sir, if I had to do all this, I need not have sent any weapons. My boys have enough at any given time)

‘Kya aapke ladkon ke pass itna RDX bhee pada hai ki aap serial dhamakey kara sakte hain?’ (Do your boys have RDX too, to cause serial blasts as had occurred) I asked.

To be continued...