On the market: Properties with a Dawood connection

An apartment complex, a guest house and a hotel linked to Dawood Ibrahim are up for sale, but finding takers is proving to be a challenge

Pakmodia Street isn’t just another congested linear expanse on the map of Mumbai city. The narrow lane, part of the busy Bhendi Bazaar area in South Mumbai, was once the epicentre of Dawood Ibrahim’s operations in the city, along with Temkar Mohalla. Today, the violence, intimidation and trepidation associated with the stomping grounds of the dreaded gangster are not visible — at least not on the surface. Late afternoon, you can hear the clanging of utensils from a nearby caterer and the giggles of Bohra girls walking past. You can see labourers taking a break at the nearby paan shop,