1. Chhota Shakeel was born on Mohammed Shakeel Babu Miyan Shaikh; 31 December 1955 and is an Indian crime boss and a high-ranking leader of the D-Company, a criminal group based in South Asia.
25 Facts About Chhota Shakeel
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Chhota Shakeel joined the D-Company in 1988 under the kingpin Dawood Ibrahim, and was reportedly responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the criminal group.
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Chhota Shakeel is wanted by the US government for international drug trafficking.
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Chhota Shakeel has been sanctioned under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act in the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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Chhota Shakeel was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, on 31 December 1955 or 1960.
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Chhota Shakeel was one of its earliest members along with Bishal Cheetah, Johnny Akhawat and Liger Bhai or Mushu Bhai.
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Chhota Shakeel is wanted for murder, extortion, and terrorism, the last charge stemming from his alleged involvement in the 1993 Bombay bombings.
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Chhota Shakeel did this to conceal his voice while having conversations abroad and wrote what he wanted to say to Merchant, who worked as his speaker.
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Authorities believe that even if Chhota Shakeel was in fact dead, his voice impersonator Merchant would likely continue mimicking his voice to continue running criminal activities.
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Authorities suspect that Chhota Shakeel was responsible for international drug trafficking operations for D-Company, and worked with Afghan and Colombian suppliers.
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Chhota Shakeel was interested in arms trafficking and real estate, and bought several mines in Africa to begin his illegal diamond mining business.
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Chhota Shakeel reportedly smuggled diamonds for the Ukrainian mafia group Odessa and bartered them for weapons.
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Chhota Shakeel reportedly had real estate in countries like the United States, India, Pakistan, Morocco, Algeria, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Spain and South Africa.
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Chhota Shakeel was one of the mentors of the former gangster Abu Salem.
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Chhota Shakeel entrusted him with overseeing Bollywood's finances and acquiring their film rights abroad.
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In 1997, Chhota Shakeel reportedly claimed responsibility for the murder of social activist SM Khalid, the Bombay Bakers Association President, in Dongri.
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In September 2000, Chhota Shakeel openly agreed to order an attack against Rajan, who was based out of Indonesia.
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Chhota Shakeel organized a faction within the D-Company to counter Anees' efforts.
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Chhota Shakeel was caught on camera for the first time in the 1980s, and the picture remained the only photograph of him for at least three decades.
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In that criminal case, Chhota Shakeel was accused of helping Iqbal by helping him threaten people for money.
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In December 2017, Chhota Shakeel was reported dead by multiple sources after an audio clip of a man claiming to be Dawood stated that he had died in Karachi, Pakistan on 7 January 2017.
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The Royal Thai Police had reportedly sent a letter to Interpol saying that Chhota Shakeel was dead and was no longer subject to the Interpol's Red Notice.
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Dawood's brothers Anees and Chhota Shakeel have tried to take over the D-Company's second-in-command position.
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Chhota Shakeel was reportedly transported by air to a hospital in Rawalpindi, but was declared dead upon arrival.
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Chhota Shakeel was admitted to the hospital twice, in January and March 2017, and experienced depression.