Mumbai Crime: Businessman Arrested For Illegally Demolishing ED-Attached New Roshan Talkies Property Linked To Dawood Ibrahim's Close Aide Iqbal Mirchi; Remanded 2-Days Police Custody

Mumbai: In a major development in the Drug Mafia Iqbal Mirchi-linked money laundering probe, the VP Road Police have arrested businessman Abdul Kader Ali Mohammad for illegally demolishing the iconic New Roshan Talkies property in Girgaon and attempting to sell the ED-attached land parcel.

A court has remanded him to police custody till August 8. Police can Summon to Govind Bansal (50) from Gwalior, Who bought the Property from Abdul Kader Ali Mohammad.

Links to Iqbal Mirchi’s Drug Money Laundering Network Under Probe

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had provisionally attached the New Roshan Talkies property in October 2020 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), citing its links to Mirchi’s real estate network used to launder black money generated from drug trafficking.

Heritage Structure Razed, Land Sold Despite ED Attachment

However, despite the attachment, Abdul Kader allegedly razed the heritage structure in September 2024, sold scrap worth Rs 5 lakh, and entered into a clandestine Rs 15 crore land deal with one Govind Bansal (50) from Gwalior, receiving Rs 99 lakh as token payment.

FIR Alleges Fraudulent Ownership Claim and Token Money Receipt

The FIR filed by ED at the VP Road police station details how Abdul Kader falsely claimed ownership and initiated demolition despite knowing the property was under government seizure. The accused also failed to provide any legal documents substantiating his claims.

ED officials suspect Kader manipulated property records in July 2023 to fraudulently transfer the land in his name, bypassing both the legal heirs of Mirchi—his wife Hajra Iqbal Memon and sons Asif and Junaid—and the PMLA attachment. The case has been registered under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 447 (criminal trespass), 427 (mischief), and 188 (disobedience to a public servant's order).

After demolishing the structure, Kader signed a sale agreement with Bansal on November 8, 2023, and sold the scrap material to one Usman Ghani for ₹5 lakh. The ED has accused him of criminal intent to obstruct their investigation and monetise a government-seized property.

Mirchi, a top aide of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim, died in London in 2013. Since 2019, the ED has attached assets worth over Rs 979 crore in connection with his money laundering empire.

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The agency is now preparing to move court seeking restoration of possession of the property and possible contempt proceedings. The case has also triggered further scrutiny into the alleged buyer Govind Bansal, who may be questioned by police in the coming days.