A top Delhi police official said today that during his interrogation, Tunda, one of India's most wanted terrorists, has claimed that he met Dawood several times.
"He(Tunda) claims that Dawood first called him to meet in 2010. He says that the underworld don stays in a safe house in Karachi and is guarded by ISI. His movements is restricted and monitored by the intelligence agency," the official said.
Also known to be close to Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, 70-year-old Tunda, who was holding a Pakistani passport with the name Abdul Quddus, was arrested on Friday at around 3 PM from the Banwasa-Mehendarnagar area on the Indo-Nepal border and brought to Delhi.
Dawood's whereabouts was a matter of intense speculation after a senior Pakistan diplomat for the first time had admitted that one of India's most wanted terrorists was once in his country but said he has been "chased out" and could be in "the UAE".
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A day later, the former Pakistani foreign secretary made a U-turn on his remarks and said he had no idea whether the gangster was in the country.
"I have never, never, when I was in the Foreign Ministry or now... (I) do not know where Dawood Ibrahim lives. I am only reflecting what the press has been saying, the Pakistani press have been saying about the gentleman," Khan told the media.