Dawood's 14 more assets may go under the hammer

MUMBAI: Barely two weeks after underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's sister Haseena Parkar's flat was auctioned for Rs 1.8 crore here, the anti-smuggling agency wants to put the remaining 14 properties in the name of Haseena and her mother in their native town, Mumbke, a village in Khed, Ratnagiri, on the block.
The properties include a ground-plus-two-storey bungalow where Dawood was a frequent visitor and a plot allocated for a petrol pump (in the name of Haseena). The authorities under the Smuggling and Foreign Exchange Manipulator's Act (Safema) have written to the district valuation officer (DVO) in Pune to evaluate the price of the 14 properties. All the properties registered in the name of Dawood's family are said to have been bought with proceeds of crimes.
While two properties in Khed are registered under Haseena's name, the remaining are in the name of Dawood's mother Amina Bi. Dawood and his siblings, who stayed in Mumbai's Pakmodia Street, used to visit the bungalow, built in the mid-80s, frequently. It has been lying vacant since 1993, when most of the Dawood family members fled India after the serial blasts killed 257 in the city. Dawood had left in the late 80s.
Safema sources said they want the auction this year and have sped up the process. After evaluation, a detailed report will be sent to them. "We still don't know the total value of these properties. It will be clear once we get the report," said an officer.
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