Dawood’s nephew gets married in Mumbai,police keeps a hawk-eye

Mumbai, Aug 17 (PTI) Fugitive underworld don DawoodIbrahim’s nephew Alishah Parkar today tied the knot with thedaughter of a city-based businessman in a traditional Muslimceremony here, with Mumbai police keeping an eye on the event. Alishah, the son of Dawood’s late sister HaseenaParkar, and Aisha Nagani got married at a mosque in Nagpadaarea of south Mumbai in the presence of their family membersand close friends. A handful of mediapersons were present outside the mosqueand were kept at bay by family members. The marriage rituals started at around 11 AM. Thefunction lasted for about one-and-a-half hours and wasattended by nearly 100 people. The family would host a reception for the newly weds ata city hotel this evening and the fugitive don was likely toview the event via videocalling on Skype. The Mumbai police crime branch has directed theanti-extortion cell to keep a close watch at the event. Police personnel will maintain a strict vigil on theproceedings, a senior official said. Police did not rule out rival gangsters trying todisturb the peace. Alishah’s elder brother Danish had died in a roadaccident in 2006. His sister Umaira got married in May 2015.PTI AVI GKRT