NEW DELHI: Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim may have temporarily shifted out of Pakistan fearing for his safety, according to latest inputs available with Indian agencies.
Dawood's reported move is in line with the overall sense of paranoia palpable among Indians figuring in the list of most wanted and hiding in Pakistan. Officials say those hiding in Pakistan are now worried about their personal security since the May 2 killing of Osama bin Laden in a US Special Forces operation.
There are a few dozen people in Pakistan who figure in the list of India's most wanted for their involvement in criminal and terrorist activities against this country. Many of them are Pakistani citizens, who are mostly prominent pro-Kashmiri militants such as Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Sayeed and LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. Some other Pakistani citizens, including at least three serving or retired military officers accused in Mumbai attacks, also figure in the list. An equally large number of those in the list are Indian citizens who have taken refuge in Pakistan over the years.