Latest News about Farooq Takla
04/05/2025
A magistrate court convicted Farooq Takla in a passport forgery case linked to his use of a false identity while living in Dubai. He received a five-year sentence, but the punishment was treated as already undergone because he had spent more than five years in custody as an undertrial.
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name: Yasin Mansoor Mohammed Farooq | |
| Alias: Farooq Takla | |
| Also Known As: Mushtaq Mohammed Miyan (fake identity used in Dubai) |
Personal Life
| Religion | Islam |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Not Known |
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| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Family
| Siblings | Mohmad Ahmad Mansoor (alias Langada) |
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Career
| Key aide and manager of Dawood Ibrahim's crime syndicate in Dubai | |
| Facilitator for 1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused, arranging travel, accommodation, and briefing for arms training in Pakistan | |
| Involved in landing explosives and acting as a vital link between Dawood Ibrahim and his gang members in Mumbai | |
| Arrested by CBI on 7 March 2018 in Dubai after 25 years of evasion | |
| Deported to India and presented before a TADA court on 8 March 2018 | |
| Sent to CBI custody until 19 March 2018 | |
| Charged with passport forgery under Sections 419, 468, 471 of IPC and Section 12(1)(b) of Passports Act for obtaining two passports fraudulently in UAE |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Yasin Mansoor Mohammed Farooq, also known as Farooq Takla, is closely associated with Dawood Ibrahim. | |
| 2. He played a significant role in planning the 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts, causing 257 deaths and over 700 injuries. | |
| 3. Following the bombings, he escaped from India. | |
| 4. A Red Corner Notice was issued against him in 1995. | |
| 5. In 2018, after 25 years, the CBI arrested Farooq Takla in Dubai on 7 March and presented him before a TADA court. | |
| 6. Unlike Abu Salem's conditional extradition from Portugal, Farooq Takla's arrest and deportation were considered a diplomatic win for India. | |
| 7. Other associates of Dawood Ibrahim, such as Yakub Memon, Tiger Memon, and Abu Salem, who evaded capture after the bombings, have been prosecuted and found guilty in the case. | |
| 8. He was involved in landing of explosives and acted as a vital link between Dawood Ibrahim and his gang members in Mumbai. | |
| 9. Takla managed air tickets, accommodation, and briefing for five accused who travelled to Pakistan via Dubai for arms and explosives training used in the blasts. | |
| 10. In 2011, he obtained an Indian passport under the fake identity of Mushtaq Mohammed Miyan while living in Dubai. |