Overview

• Mohammad Dilshad Naved, a 35-year-old Bihar native, was detained under an Interpol lookout circular when he arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on August 1
• A Crime Branch Anti Extortion Cell probe linked the extortion emails to an IP address in Trinidad and Tobago where Naved was working at his uncle’s shop
• Investigators say Naved sent multiple emails to Zeeshan Siddique’s official account between April 19 and 21 invoking the Dawood Ibrahim gang to extort ₹10 crore
• Mumbai police initially registered the case at Bandra police station before transferring it to the Anti Extortion Cell for a focused investigation
• Authorities have reinforced security for Siddique and are pursuing leads on other potential operatives linked to the extortion network