Why did Zakir Naik meet Dawood's hawala dealer

Officials in the IB say that Ahmed is connected to the Dawood gang and he may have been routing in money for him.

A 2012 meeting between Zakir Naik and a man identified as Sultan Ahmed from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has come under the scanner of the Intelligence Bureau. According to IB sources, Ahmed is a hawala dealer and he had met with Naik in Dubai.

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IB officials say that Ahmed is connected to the Dawood gang and he may have been routing in money for him. Money into Naik's banned NGO, Islamic Research Foundation has come in from several countries which include the UK, Saudi Arabia and several African countries.

If one takes into account these countries from where the money was routed in, it is would be pertinent to note that Dawood has strong connections and interests there.

The Enforcement Directorate which is probing the money laundering cases against Naik is now finding out if some members of the D-gang had routed funds into the IRF. "We are looking into emerging details," said an ED officer.

The questioning of Aamir Gazdar, a realtor and the chief financial officer of the IRF will also help throw more light on the funding of the non-governmental organisation. During his questioning it was revealed that several dummy companies had been created to conceal the source of funds accessed by the IRF and that he was a director in some of them. One of these firms was involved in editing and airing Naik's speeches, which had become a matter of debate after one of the Dhaka attackers had claimed he was inspired by them.

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