New Delhi:A British probe agency may freeze over Rs 50 crore belonging to an alleged frontman of global terrorist Dawood Ibrahim after evidence was given by the CBI responding to a request from the authorities in the UK.

According to the sources, the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit of New Scotland Yard began investigations against Salim Mohammed Ghaus Sheikh following a "suspicious account" report given by the Citibank group.

The UK probe agency came to know from newspapers that Ghaus was a wanted by CBI in Ghutka case. The Citibank reported to the British authorities about supicious transaction of Rs 19 crore (4.3 million dollars) of Ghaus.

CBI was immediately approached by the UK Investigation Unit of the New Scotland yard police.

The Serious Organised Crime Agency of the UK had recently sought assistance from the CBI to institute civil proceedings against Ghaus in the UK High Court to confiscate his financial assets to the tune of Rs 21.3 crore (2.7 million pound) and Rs 12.6 crore (1.6 million pounds).

"The request of the UK agencies for assistance from CBI was examined by the CBI and government. Subsequently, the government, in accordance with the Mutual Legal Agreement Treaty, accorded the necessary sanction and the CBI provided the necessary documents to UK agencies to institute their civil proceedings to deprive the organised crime syndicate of Dawood of his assets held in the name of his front man Ghaus in the United Kingdom," a senior CBI official said.
Source : PTI