Shreyas H S
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Oct 14: Amid speculations doing the rounds that Rashid Malbari was nabbed and shot by the Bangalore crime branch soon after he jumped bail, sources from the intelligence bureau (IB) told Daijiworld he has flown out of the country and is probably hiding in Nepal.
Rashid Malbari, a notorious criminal and a close accomplice of underworld dons Chhota Shakeel and Dawood Ibrahim, was granted conditional bail by a Bangalore court on July 21. However, he had skipped the bail and evaded police despite the state police mounting surveillance on his movements.
He was slapped with charges of murder and illegal possession of fire arms under the Arms Act in a crime that took place at KG Halli, Bangalore. He was granted bail by the JMFC court, Mangalore, and then sent to Central Jail, Bangalore.
Malbari who got married after he was given a brief relief, is suspected to have moved to Nepal, sources said. Meanwhile, it is leanrt that a threat of a possible attack looms over a BJP leader in the district. The sources speaking to Daijiworld said that Malbari was 'conspiring' to target those in his hit list and a BJP leader in the coastal district was one among them.
Regarding speculations about Malbari being shot at and nabbed, the Bangalore crime branch released the matter due to pressure, the IB confirmed, adding that officials in the bureau have gathered information that he has fled the country.
City commissioner of Mangalore R Hitendra told the press in Mangalore a few days back that a letter had been dispatched to the CBI seeking help from the Interpol to nab Malbari. Nevertheless, his reported escape has raised serious questions about the level of security provided by the police department, which seems to have failed in keeping vigil on the notorious criminal.