Dubai: Indian national and criminal suspect, Ghulam Haider Dawood, was recently arrested in Dubai where he had been living for years with his family.
Dawood has been wanted since 1996.
The Indian authorities issued a red arrest warrant for him through Interpol for his alleged part in a criminal conspiracy, involvement in a murder, violation of firearms act and terrorist activities in 1996, Major Saeed Al Sa'adi, Deputy Director of the Wanted Persons Department of Dubai Police told Gulf News.
According to him, Dawood, born in 1962 fled to South Africa in 1997 where he had previously been part of drug smuggling operations.
He was arrested in 1997 in Malawi based on an Interpol arrest warrant.
"Procedures for his extradition took a long time and during this period he was bailed out of prison.
"They kept his passport but he managed to escape to Zimbabwe and infiltrated into Pakistan," he said.
Major Al Sa'adi did not specify when the suspect had entered UAE or for how long he has been residing in Dubai but added that he lived in Dubai for many years.
Ghulam Haider Dawood entered UAE with a Pakistani passport with the same name.
He is an owner of a business here and lives with his wife and children in Dubai.
The suspect was arrested in February in Emirates Hills without putting up resistance and he confessed to police of his previous crimes.
"We have monitored him for a period before arresting him to inspect his activities in Dubai. He doesn't have any illegal activities in the UAE," said Major Al Sa'adi.
