How an Ex-Minister's son Yunus Ansari runs D-company's operations

Chairman of the defunct National TV group, Yunus Ansari faces trial for running an organised crime syndicate involved in smuggling of high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN). The crime syndicate led by him partners with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's D-company in the Himalayan republic. In a recent development, Yunus Ansari is also suspected of smuggling arms for Kashmiri militants through his underground network linked with Pakistan's spy agency Inter Service Intelligence (ISI).

In a bid to restrict his underworld activities, Yunus Ansari was recently shifted from Kathmandu's Central prison to Nakkhu Jail, where he is lodged in Block C barrack, meant for dreaded terrorists and criminals.

Talking to IANS, Central Police spokesperson, DIG Neeraj Bahadur Shahi confirmed that Yunus Ansari is under detention in the FICN case. "We (Nepal police) arrested Yunus and three others (Pakistani nationals) in this case, but I can give you more details on the accused only after confirming facts with the Home Ministry," he said. DIG Shahi was a bit hesitant to elaborate on Yunus's more darker side, the one operating for India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim.

Police sources revealed to IANS that Yunus Ansari was shifted to remote Nakkhu jail following an intelligence enquiry against him related to his organised crime activities. Though not confirmed by Central police, it has been reported that he had despatched a consignment of arms through porous Nepal-Bihar border meant for Kashmiri militants groups active in Jammu and Kashmir. The consignment was smuggled in a truck, returning from a border check post near Raxual, after off-loading essential commodity items in Nepal. Sources said that despite a ban on meeting dreaded undertrials, Yunus Ansari receives several guests, including his close aide in the jail. It is alleged that entire gang operations are run by him from his barrack inside the jail.

It's an open secret that Yunus Ansari and his father Salim Miya Ansari, a former Minister, have been open sympathisers for Kashmiri militants groups. Salim Miya Ansari had established the Nepal Muslim Ettihad Association (NMEA) which runs 42 units spread over the Terai area districts, bordering UP and Bihar. Nepal's Muslim population, which is around 5 per cent, mostly lives in Terai districts. (To be contituned)

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