Will build Sanatan Dharma school on Dawood Ibrahim's property, says new owner

Mumbai: Two out of four properties of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar in Khed Ratnagiri's Mumbake village were auctioned on Friday by SAFEMA Court in Mumbai. Delhi-based lawyer Ajay Srivastava has won the bids for both parcels of land at Rs 2.01 crore and Rs 3.28 lakh each. Revealing his interest behind buying both land parcels, Srivastava said that he wants to establish a Sanatan Dharma school. "I am a Sanatani and now, I will build a school on both these properties and will get it converted in my name . Earlier, I had won Dawood's bungalow/mansion in the auction, and I have set up a Sanatan School. I will register it soon," said Srivastava.

Dawood's properties were registered under the name of Dawood's mother Amina Bi. One property, agricultural land measuring 170.98 square metre, received the highest bid of ₹2.01 crore against the reserve price of only ₹15,440, the official said, adding that another -- agricultural land measuring 1730 sqmt -- fetched the highest bid of ₹3.28 lakh against the reserve price of ₹1,56,270. Talking about buying a property for crores against a modest reserve price of Rs 15,000, Srivastava said, "The reason why I am paying in crores is because I am a Sanatani Hindu. Under my guruji's guidance, the survey number and amount goes in my favour."

An official, on behalf of SAFEMA, said, "The four land parcels were put up for sale in which two properties have been sold at a price of Rs 2.01 crore and another at a price of Rs 3.28 lakh. The rest two remains unsold". Dawood Ibrahim is the mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai blasts that had left 250 dead and left thousands of people injured. Indian authorities have hinted that Ibrahim is currently living in Karachi's upmarket Clifton area, a claim that has been often denied by the Pakistan government.