Overview

• A special MCOCA court in Mumbai acquitted Iqbal Kaskar, brother of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, in an extortion case due to lack of evidence.
• This marks Kaskar's acquittal in all three extortion cases filed against him by the Thane Anti-Extortion Cell since 2017.
• The extortion allegations stemmed from a 2015 complaint by a Thane developer, claiming demands for Rs 30 lakh and four flats.
• The court cited insufficient corroborative evidence, including testimony from the builder who alleged payments of Rs 90 lakh and property transfers.
• Kaskar remains detained in Thane jail as he faces an ongoing money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate.