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Ejaz Lakdawala

Indian mobster

Ejaz Lakdawala is an Indian gangster from Mumbai, Maharashtra.

In May 2003, he was rumoured to have been killed when Dawood's gang-members,^{[further explanation needed]} also known as D-Company, angered by his allegiance to Chota Rajan,^{[further explanation needed]} opened fire at him in a crowded market in Bangkok. However, he survived and moved to Canada.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2004, he was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada following an Interpol red corner notice for him.^{[further explanation needed]}

In the early morning of 9 January 2020 he was arrested by Mumbai Police.^[1] His arrest comes on the heels of his daughter Sonia Lakdawala alias Sonia Shaikh's arrest a fortnight ago^[timeframe?] at Mumbai International Airport, while she was trying to fly to Nepal on a forged passport.^[relevant?] Ejaz is involved in more than 20 cases of extortion, attempted murder and rioting.^[2]^[3]

On March 2024, he was sentenced to life imprisonment over a 1996 murder case.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "1996 murder case: Gangster Ejaz Lakdawala gets life term, Chhota Rajan acquitted". The Indian Express. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Fugitive gangster Ejaz Lakdawala's daughter arrested for extorting money from builder".
^ "Court rejects gangster Ejaz Lakdawala's plea seeking info on cases against Rana Kapoor". Hindustan Times. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.