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Meet Aftab Batki, the notorious fake currency runner eluding India

Dawood Ibrahim's gold toothed aide continues to be a threat to India's economic stability

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Sai Manish
The arrest of Abdul Salam, an accused in a high profile trans-border fake currency cases on December 22, 2016 after he was deported by Saudi Arabia helped the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in bringing him to trial. But the key man in this case, one of the major irritants in India’s fight against fake currency still remains an elusive catch for investigative agencies.  

The man in question is Aftab Batki, a Mumbai resident and considered a key aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim. The NIA suspects Batki to be sheltered in Pakistan.  Batki is also the only one who continues

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