From the India Today archives () | Why Memons were most wanted in Bombay blasts case
(NOTE: This article was originally published in the INDIA TODAY edition dated April 15, )
In the usually staid and tight-lipped intelligence community it has already been labelled the Mother of all Investigations. The shock-waves of the March 12 serial bombings in Bombay are still rocking not just New Delhi and Bombay but have even affected Pakistan and West Asia, and the fall-out is an increased threat for Pakistan of being declared a terrorist state by the US. Intelligence sources say that non-governmental fundamentalist Islamic groups seem to be emerging as prime movers in the conspiracy with the assistance of Pakistan's ISI. The international dimension also became clearer last week with the Lebanese Coast Guard's capture of a ship laden with explosives heading for India.
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It's clearly the most complicated and most comprehensive investigation of its kind being handled by the Indian intelligence establishment encompassing international terrorism, smuggling, the domestic mafia, money-laundering and drug syndicates. The search for Bombay's member Memon family, which escaped
Tiger Memon Wiki, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
Tiger Memon, a bank clerk-turned-militant, is one of the most wanted persons by Interpol and CBI. He is considered one of the key conspirators of the Bombay serial blasts. Tiger, a former member of the criminal organisation led by Dawood Ibrahim, “D – Company,” has been declared as a Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for his part in the D &#; Company.
Wiki/Biography
Ibrahim Mushtaq Abdul Razzaq Memon better known as Tiger Memon was born on Thursday, 24 November (age 62 years; as of ) in Bombay. According to some media outlets, while his father was running a workshop named &#;Famous Engineering and Welding&#; in Mustafa Bazaar, Byculla, Mumbai, Tiger quit his studies and decided to support his family by getting a job.
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Family
Tiger Memon belongs to a Sunni Muslim family which traces its roots in the Kutch region.
The Memon Family &#; A picture from the wedding of Tiger&#;s brothers &#; Yakub and Ayub
Parents & Si
Tiger Memon is a key conspirator of the Bombay Bomb Blasts. He is a former member of the &#;D – Company,&#; an organized crime family led by Dawood Ibrahim. In November , Tiger Memon was labeled a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker by the US Department of the Treasury’s OFAC. Tiger Memon was alleged to have murdered a hotelier, Manjubhai, suspected of tipping customs officials about a gold consignment. After this incident, he was nicknamed &#;Tiger.&#; Tiger Memon left his studies to financially support his family. He worked as a clerk at Konkan Mercantile Bank in south Mumbai. Tiger Memon got the bank job with help from his influential father, Razzak Memon. There were reports of Tiger being involved in a physical altercation with the bank manager. Tiger turned to smuggling to amass wealth and became a top smuggler. He took over his brother&#;s company &#;Tejrath International&#; for his smuggling activities. In the late 70s, Tiger was involved in smuggling electronic items and precious metals. Tiger owned a small shop and was known for his profits and extravagant gestures. Neighbors described Tiger as confident, stylish, and the fi
Tiger Memon Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Reportedly, it was claimed by Congress MLA Usman Majeed that he met Tiger in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir after the blasts and asked him about the reason behind it and how he executed his strategy. According to him, the founder of the Students Liberation Front and the Ikhwan-ul-Muslimeen chief, Hilal Baig, introduced Usman Majeed to Tiger. Usmaan added that he met Tiger two to three times in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK). Usman Majeed said,
I met Tiger in I met him times. He used to come to our office in Muzaffarabad (capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir). I was not friends with Tiger. Hilal Beg, the founder of the Students Liberation Front and chief of the Ikhwan-ul-Muslimeen militant outfit introduced me to him. He was most wanted that time in the country. He had carried out the blasts. I asked him how and why he had done it and what was the reason behind the blasts. He replied that the main reason was the demolition of Babri Masjid and the riots that followed it. He said people, including women, had come to him and told him that they were being killed and he had got emotional. That’s why he carr
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I met Tiger in I met him times. He used to come to our office in Muzaffarabad (capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir). I was not friends with Tiger. Hilal Beg, the founder of the Students Liberation Front and chief of the Ikhwan-ul-Muslimeen militant outfit introduced me to him. He was most wanted that time in the country. He had carried out the blasts. I asked him how and why he had done it and what was the reason behind the blasts. He replied that the main reason was the demolition of Babri Masjid and the riots that followed it. He said people, including women, had come to him and told him that they were being killed and he had got emotional. That’s why he carr
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