Suspected Dubai Link Surfaces, Pak Connection Under Scanner

In a fresh development in the Malihabad arms seizure case, police sources have confirmed the recovery of a laptop containing contact records with a Dubai-based number suspected to be linked to the illegal weapons supply chain.

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW:

According to investigators, Hakeem Salauddin, who was arrested on Friday from Lucknow's Malihabad area in connection with alleged involvement in the case, was in regular contact with the Dubai number, sometimes calling once or twice a day.

Investigators have also taken Salauddin's nephew, Gaush Khan, into custody for questioning. He is suspected to have critical information about Salauddin's contacts in Pakistan and other countries. According to police sources, over a dozen of Salauddin's relatives have been living in Pakistan since the 1950s, and he allegedly remained in touch with them. Neighbors have told police that Salauddin and his family travelled to Pakistan two to three times a year.

Police are now probing whether this Dubai connection is part of a larger cross-border network or a tactic by Salauddin to mislead authorities.