He Taught English In Vietnam. Trip To India Exposed His Underworld Links
Akhtar Merchant, a fugitive linked to Dawood Ibrahim's criminal network, was arrested at Delhi Airport after returning from Saudi Arabia. Merchant had been living in Vietnam as an English teacher while facing multiple charges in India, including extortion and kidnapping.
Why it matters
The arrest marks a significant success for Indian law enforcement in tracking down members of international criminal syndicates operating under the guise of legitimate employment.
He taught English in Vietnam. But a trip to India exposed what he had kept under the rugs for years. From multiple criminal cases to underworld nexus, details have emerged about Akhtar Merchant, a fugitive who has finally landed in the police nets.A member of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's criminal network, Merchant was arrested at Delhi Airport last Monday in connection with a 2023 firing case in Mira Bhayandar, a suburb of Mumbai.He had arrived in India from Saudi Arabia via Nepal. Upon his landing at Delhi Airport, a special team of the Mira-Bhayandar-Vasai-Virar police intercepted and arrested him.Low Profile, English TeacherMerchant kept a low profile in Vietnam, according to the police. Fluent in English, he worked as a language trainer in that country.
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