According to unconfirmed reports, wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim's brother Anees Ibrahim has allegedly been shot dead by unidentified assailants in <?xml:namespace prefix = "st1" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Karachi</st1:place></st1:city> late last night. Elder brother Dawood was also injured in the shootout, however, the degree of injuries are yet to be confirmed.
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Sources revealed that the assassination bid is being attributed to members of the Bhatti faction, a local gang that has an interest in controlling the drug trade in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region>. It is believed that the Bhatti gang is associated with Dawood's arch rival the Chota Rajan gang.
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The incident comes as a major jolt to the D-gang after the sudden death of another brother Noora in April this year. The reigns of the D-gang are now in the hands of younger brother Mustaqeen.
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Dawood's sympathisers in Dongri, Bhendi Bazar, Nagpada and <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Mira Road</st1:address></st1:street> are in a state of anxiety. Most are turning to siblings Haseena apa and Iqbal Kaskar for confirmation of the news.
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A senior Crime Branch official said that the news of the assassination of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s most wanted gangster is yet to be confirmed by RAW. Both Anees and Dawood are named in over 12 serious offences including the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai.

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