| 1. Yasin Mansoor Mohammed Farooq, also known as Farooq Takla, is closely associated with Dawood Ibrahim. |
| 2. He played a significant role in planning the 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts, causing 257 deaths and over 700 injuries. |
| 3. Following the bombings, he escaped from India. |
| 4. A Red Corner Notice was issued against him in 1995. |
| 5. In 2018, after 25 years, the CBI arrested Farooq Takla in Dubai on 7 March and presented him before a TADA court. |
| 6. Unlike Abu Salem's conditional extradition from Portugal, Farooq Takla's arrest and deportation were considered a diplomatic win for India. |
| 7. Other associates of Dawood Ibrahim, such as Yakub Memon, Tiger Memon, and Abu Salem, who evaded capture after the bombings, have been prosecuted and found guilty in the case. |
