Indian police probes Ali Bhai, Hassan Ali link

Dubai, Mar 15 (UNI) Indian Police are investigating into the connections between Hawala racketeer Syed Abid Hussain alias 'Ali Bhai', who was deported from here this week, and Pune-based horse owner Hassan Ali, involved in a multi million-dollar money-laundering racket.

Hussain was arrested at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.

The 32-year-old Ali Bhai is known to have escaped from India to here in 2001 after a failed kidnapping attempt in Hyderabad, ''7Days'' an English daily reported.

Interpol issued an alert for him, following a request from the Indian police, who had been working hard to extradite him.

Ali Bhai was among the top ten most-wanted people in Hyderabad, the report said.

UNI