Archive · 17 Aug 2026
Dawood Ibrahim Associate Akhtar Merchant Arrested At Delhi Airport
A man named Akhtar Merchant was arrested at an airport in Delhi.
He is said to be a close associate of a famous gangster named Dawood Ibrahim.
The police think he planned a shooting at a bakery in a place called Kashimira.
The shooting happened because the bakery owner refused to pay money the gangsters demanded.
This kind of demand for money is called extortion.
Merchant ran away from the police for three years.
The police got help from Interpol, a group that helps countries catch criminals.
When Merchant landed in India, the police were waiting for him.
Now he will be questioned about the shooting and other crimes.
Akhtar Merchant, a key associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested at Delhi Airport after evading police for three years.
He is the primary accused in the 2023 Kashimira bakery shooting case.
Merchant and co-accused Pappu Pager allegedly demanded extortion money from gutkha vendor Babu and fired shots at his bakery when he refused.
Interpol alerted authorities about Merchant's overseas presence, leading the MBVV Crime Branch to monitor his movements and detain him on arrival.
Police will seek transit remand to bring Merchant to Mira-Bhayandar for interrogation over the shooting, extortion racket, and underworld connections.
- Who
- Akhtar Merchant, a key associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, along with co-accused Pappu Pager.
- What
- Arrested at Delhi Airport in connection with the 2023 Kashimira bakery shooting and extortion case.
- When
- After evading police for three years, upon landing at Delhi Airport from abroad.
- Where
- Delhi Airport; the case relates to a bakery in Kashimira under the Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Police jurisdiction.
- Why
- Allegedly demanded extortion money from gutkha vendor Babu and fired shots at his bakery when he refused to pay.
- Accused
- Akhtar Merchant
- Case
- 2023 Kashimira bakery shooting
- FIR Number
- 700/2023
- Charges
- Extortion, attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms, MCOCA
- Co-accused
- Pappu Pager (arrested last year)
- Arrest Location
- Delhi Airport
- Investigating Agency
- MBVV Crime Branch and Kashimira Police
- Next Step
- Transit remand to Mira-Bhayandar for interrogation