Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's name has been included in the ongoing allegations and counter-allegations between Nawab Malik and Devendra Fadnavis. Nawab Malik has alleged that Riyaz Bhati, who had links with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was patronized by BJP leader and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Former Chief Minister of the state Devendra Fadnavis has not yet given any reply to Nawab Malik's allegations, but the process of counter-accusation is going on from both sides.
On one hand, Nationalist Congress Party has released pictures of Riyaz Bhati with senior BJP leaders and on the other hand, BJP has shared pictures of Riyaz Bhati with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, and leaders of Mahavikas Aghadi.
In such a situation, the question is, does Riyaz Bhati, who has relations with people on both sides of power and opposition, really have anything to do with Dawood Ibrahim? The more interesting question is, who is Riyaz Bhati after all, who has access to so many high profile people?
Who is Riyaz Bhati?
Riyaz Bhati has been accused of being an alleged associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in the past. In a 2016 interview, Bhati had denied allegations of being an aide of Dawood Ibrahim.
Vinayak Sawade, a retired officer of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch, says, "Riyaz Bhati was in Chhota Rajan's gang. But after being with her, he started working for Chhota Shakeel.
He also told, "There are allegations of land grabbing, extortion, and firing on Riyaz Bhati."
According to many former officers of Mumbai Police, Riyaz Bhati does not do the work of a sharpshooter, but he has been doing the work of extorting extortion by threatening people.
By the way, it is interesting that Riyaz Bhati is interfering in the business of politics, sports, and building construction in Mumbai. He is known as a builder in the western suburbs of Andheri, Oshiwara.
He has also been associated with the world of sports. A senior sports journalist from Mumbai told on the condition of anonymity, "In 2013, Wilson College recommended Bhati as a member of the Mumbai Cricket Association, which sparked a lot of controversies."
This was opposed by Professor Ratnakar Shetty, a former official of the Mumbai Cricket Association and BCCI. However, even after this, Riyaz joined the Mumbai Cricket Association.
Riyaz Bhati also runs the Indian Sports Academy, about which information is available on Riyaz Bhati.com. Its office is in the Andheri area of Mumbai.
Not only this, but Riyaz Bhati has also been an officer of the Indian Gymnastics Association.
The name came in Parambir Singh case
Riyaz Bhati's name came up in the Parambir Singh case this year. A case was registered against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh for demanding extortion. An FIR was also registered against Riyaz Bhati in this case.
Riyaz Bhati was summoned by Mumbai Crime Branch for questioning in the ransom case but Bhati escaped without joining the interrogation.
Riyaz Bhati had applied for bail, but the court rejected his application. These days the Mumbai Police are looking for him.
What are the allegations against Riyaz Bhati?
In 2015, Riyaz Bhatti was arrested at the Mumbai airport, then he had two different passports, although he was later granted bail in this case.
How did Riyaz abscond in a few days - Nawab Malik has raised the same question on Devendra Fadnavis.
After 2015, in 2019, Riyaz Bhati again came into the limelight, when he was again arrested by the Anti Ransom Squad of Mumbai Police. He was arrested for using false documents to get membership of the Bandra-Kurla Club House of the Mumbai Cricket Association.
According to the Mumbai Police, Riyaz Bhati had forged documents using the stamp of Wilson College and after this dispute, his relationship with the Mumbai Cricket Association ended.
Apart from this, the action was taken against Riyaz Bhati in 2010 for threatening a builder. Earlier in 2006, a case was also registered against him in the case of land grab.
How close to political leaders?
In different pictures, Riyaz Bhati is seen standing with the leaders of all the parties in Maharashtra.
In the verbal war between Nawab Malik and Devendra Fadnavis, NCP has released pictures of Bhati with BJP leaders while BJP MLA Ashish Shelar has released pictures of Riyaz Bhati with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and other leaders.
BJP MLA Ashish Shelar said, "Don't use photos to malign anyone's name."
At the same time, when Nawab Malik was asked about the pictures of Riyaz Bhati with the leaders of Mahavikas Aghadi, he said, "Many people take pictures in public life. That's why I am not going to talk about photographs."
Are Riyaz Bhati's pictures with political leaders really real pictures? To check this, we looked at Riyaz Bhati's Facebook and Instagram accounts. We got to see his pictures with the big leaders of Maharashtra. It includes pictures with Uddhav Thackeray, Devendra Fadnavis, and other leaders.
Not only this but pictures of Riyaz Bhati have also been seen with big former players associated with Bollywood and the cricket world.
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