Tiger Memon
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| MEMON MUSHTAQ | |
| Born | November 24, 1960 Mumbai, Maharashtra India |
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| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Reshma Memon children - 3 |
Mushtaq Abdul Razak Memon better known as Tiger Memon is a gangster-turned businessman and he is the prime accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case and is wanted by the Interpol Delhi and CBI.[1] His role as the prime accused in the blasts along with Dawood Ibrahim has been confirmed by the Special court after the conviction of the other accused in the case.[2] There is reason to believe that Tiger Memon is now in Karachi, Pakistan and moves under aliases to evade authorities.He was recently reported to have opened a restaurant in Dubai[3]His ties with Dawood Ibrahim, also known as Ibrahim Kaskar the infamous underworld kingpin have been reviewed and are concrete, for Tiger is believed to be his right hand.
Tiger Memon recruited frustrated Muslim youth to carry out the bombings[citation needed], while flying out of Mumbai to Dubai, the morning before the blasts. His fortune has been estimated to be in the millions[citation needed], with operations in money laundering, property, stocks and industry. The D-company as it is popularly known has grown tenfold thanks to Dawood. Tiger Memon is one of his most trusted henchmen[citation needed].
On September 12, 2006, The special TADA court hearing the long-drawn case around the 1993 Bombay bombings convicted four members of the Memon family - Yakub, Essa, Rubina and Yusuf. Three other members of the Memon family - Suleiman, Hanifa and Rahil - have, however, been acquitted with the judge giving them the benefit of doubt. The four Memons have been held guilty on charges of conspiring and abetting acts of terror. They face jail terms ranging from a minimum of five years to life imprisonment. Yakub Memon, the brother of prime accused 'Tiger' Memon, has been charged for possession of unauthorised arms.
[edit] Sentencing in Mumbai Blast Case
Yakub Memon, the younger brother of Tiger Memon, has been sentenced to death. Three other Family members have been given Life Imprisonment.Rubina, the sister in law of Tiger Memon escaped the death penalty as she is a woman.Yusuf and Essa were acquitted as they were mentally unstable. Yakub was under treatment for depression.
[4] Yakub memon is a chartered accountant by profession.
