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Who is Irfan G -- mobster or businessman? By Kavita Bajeli-Datt, Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Who is Irfan G, for whose murder the Dubai authorities have charged Mumbai terror blasts suspect Anees Ibrahim? Is Irfan G the same man once known in the underworld as Irfan Goga? If so, then Indian investigators say, he was once a close aide of Anees Ibrahim and his alleged ganglord brother Dawood. Irfan Goga is alleged to have committed many crimes, including kidnapping for ransom, at the behest of the Ibrahim brothers. The Dubai authorities have charged Anees Ibrahim, who was arrested there last week, with the murder of Indian businessman Irfan G. But the dead man's full name has not been revealed. Officials here indicate he is the same man who once controlled the purse strings of the flourishing kidnapping racket in India, which earned the Ibrahims millions. Investigators say Irfan Goga was once the most trusted lieutenant of Dawood Ibrahim but parted ways over financial dealings. Their enmity resulted in Goga mysteriously disappearing from Dubai in 1998. Investigators said the businessman was last seen with Anees Ibrahim. At that time, Goga's wife had registered a complaint naming Anees Ibrahim as a suspect in his disappearance. She said they were hosting a party when Anees Ibrahim came to their house and asked her husband to accompany him, and then Goga never came back. Two days after his disappearance, she reported the matter to the police. Investigators said Anees Ibrahim was arrested for a brief period but was let off for want of evidence. He left the country after his release. A senior Dubai policeman said: "We have strong evidence of his (Anees Ibrahim's) involvement in the murder of a fellow businessman whose body was buried in a villa four years ago. The remains were uncovered recently by the owner of the villa who was doing some maintenance work." Goga's name also surfaced when the Gujarat police while investigating the kidnapping of an Ahmedabad-based industrialist stumbled upon the role of the underworld. The incident happened in January 1998, a few months after which Goga disappeared from his Dubai home. The abducted businessman returned home after paying millions but remained tight-lipped about his abductors. Police say Irfan Goga was behind it and was spreading his tentacles in India, targeting rich businessmen. --Indo-Asian News Service ---------------------------------------------------------- ***** CHRISTMAS PARTIES 2002 ***** Dec 14 - Goan Association of New Jersey, Inc., Somerset +1 (732) 599-7644 Dec 21 - GOA-LA, Los Angeles, [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1 (714) 821-6168 (late fee on tickets after Dec 10) Please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] to announce a party. This service is FREE! ----------------------------------------------------------
