Following the news about the hospitalisation of India's most wanted terrororist Dawood Ibrahim, his close relative and former cricketer Javed Miandad has dismissed reports about his house arrest and denied sharing any information about the fugitive gangster. He told ABP News, "The news about my house arrest is wrong."
When asked about Dawood, he said, "I will not say anything on the news about Dawood. Whatever has to be said will be told by the Pakistan government."
This comes afer social media was abuzz with the rumour of Dawood's death following a poisoning bid in Karachi. Sources told ABP Live that the 1993 Mumbai attack mastermind was hospitalised under tight security in Karachi. Elaborating on the strict security measures, media reports also said thar Dawood was the sole occupant on the hospital floor with only his close relatives and top hospital authorities given access to the fugitive.
Sources also told ABP Live that it was likely said the gangster passed away between 8 pm and 9 PM (IST) in the hospital.
This comes after last year his newphew told the National Investigation Agency that Dawood was staying in Karachi. Even as several media reports stated that Dawood stayed in Pakistan, it is a charge repeatedly dismissed by Islamabad.
At the time of the investigation in January this year, the gangerster's nephew also told the probe agency that he had "remarried a Pakistani Pathan woman.”
The speculation of Dawood came at a time when Pakistan faced severe internet disruptions. Thought the disruptions are likely to be linked to a rally by Imran Khan's PTI, internet users interpreted it as a deliberate attempt by the Pakistan government. The claim received further credence when Pakistani journalist Arzoo Kazmi stated in a video that disruptions faced in the services of Twitter, Google and YouTube were an attempt to cover up some "major incident".