Underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim’s younger brother Chhota Shakeel, who is also charged for 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blast case has termed hanging of Yakub as “a legal murder” and alleged that justice has not been meted out with Yakub in India. He has charged Indian Government of not fulfilling their promises which they made on the basis of which Yakub surrendered.
Chhota Shakeel was enraged with the fate that Yakub met, in a telephonic conversation to TOI he assessed that none of the accused will even think about returning to India. He said, “Dawood bhai would have been meted the same fate if he would have come at that time… it is clear now. What message has the Indian government sent across? You have punished an innocent man for his brother’s act. The company condemns it. It’s a legal murder.”
Shakeel also warned of the consequences of Yakub’s hanging, when he said, “Woh (consequences) to hoga hi.”
As per Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon, the elder brother of Yakub Memon is the real culprit of 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts case and Yakub has been punished for the acts of his brother.
Chhota Shakeel straightaway refused that Yakub had any connection with Dawood, he said, “He (Yakub) was accused of association with Dawood bhai. That’s not true.”
“Nobody will believe your agencies if they make a promise next time. Nobody will trust the Indian government in future,” he added.
He said that a deal was fixed between Yakub and security agencies, therefore he returned, he said, “His (Yakub) family’s visa was put up in Dubai. He called his family there and then surrendered. What for?” He asked in an angry voice.
He added, “What has changed with this execution? Have you received anything new? He has suffered… Somebody has done something but you punish his brother. His brother is mental; you punished him too… mother too… Bring him and hang the one who has done it.”
He further said, “Somebody trusted a government but the government breached the trust. The company doesn’t have any faith in the government who will come back to get killed? His wife came to India with a few months old child and stayed in jail for months.. What justice is this.. He cooperated but what did you do to him…”
He was mainly trying to attack the Indian Security Agencies and trying to imply that they do not have faith in their own officers, he stated, “First of all. You don’t trust your officers! B Raman and many others… nobody trusted his writing.”
By writing, Chhota Shakeel meant the article written by a former RAW officer in which he expressed his opinion that Yakub should not be hanged as he has given us the proof of Pakistan’s involvement in the bomb blast. He also said, “Dilli ka ek officer… CBI ka… usne bola ki iska role nahi hai… par tum logo ne uska believe nahi kiya…”
He was angry with Prosecutor Ujjawal Nikam also as he as stated that Yakub’s hanging is a message to all the terrorists. Shakeel said, “Ujjawal Nikam ne bola ki ek message de rahe hain un logon ko…Yaar haemin message den eke liye begunaaho ko faasi pe latka rahe ho.”