The Mumbai police's Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) on Thursday arrested an angadia — hawala operator — who allegedly works for D-company, and had transported Rs 3 lakh to Ramdas Rahane, the aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, who was arrested last week. The arrested accused has been identified as Harish Gyanchandani, 41, who stays in Kalyan and has an office in Bhuleshwar. According to DCP Crime, Dilip Sawant, Gyanchandani had helped Dawood's brother Anees transport his R3 lakh from Pakistan to Rahane.

Once the investigators confirmed his link to Dawood, they immediately arrested Gyanchandani. Police also found R93 lakh cash in his office. On Thursday police produced Gyanchandani in court where he was remanded in police custody till July 2. Police also suspect that he had been working for Anees Ibrahim for a while.