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Ejaz Lakdawala is an Indian gangster from Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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In May 2003, he was rumoured to have been killed when Dawood's gang-members,[further explanation needed] also known as D-Company, angered by his allegiance to Chota Rajan,[further explanation needed] opened fire at him in a crowded market in Bangkok. However, he survived and moved to Canada.[citation needed]
In May 2004, he was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada following an Interpol red corner notice for him.[further explanation needed]
In the early morning of 9 January 2020 he was arrested by Mumbai Police.[1] His arrest comes on the heels of his daughter Sonia Lakdawala alias Sonia Shaikh's arrest a fortnight ago[timeframe?] at Mumbai International Airport, while she was trying to fly to Nepal on a forged passport.[relevant?] Ejaz is involved in more than 20 cases of extortion, attempted murder and rioting.[2][3]
In March 2024, he was sentenced to life imprisonment over a 1996 murder case.[1]
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