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India Rejects UN Rapporteur’s “India-Based” D-Company Label

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC · How we work

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Secretary Raghoo Puri rejected UN rapporteur Ben Saul’s label of D-Company as ‘India-based’ at UNGA Third Committee on 22 October 2026.
India’s delegation said the report contained factual inaccuracies.
Puri warned that such errors damage United Nations credibility.
He said Dawood Ibrahim has been wanted since 1993 and fled India before the 2003 Security Council listing.
Puri called Pakistan’s Kashmir remarks propaganda and reaffirmed the territories as integral to India.

History

Historical Context

After Dawood Ibrahim founded D-Company in the 1970s and was tied to the 1993 Bombay bombings, the United Nations named him a global terrorist in 2003 and Interpol’s Red Notice system—created in 1946—has tracked him worldwide. The 2026 UN debate, where Indian secretary Raghoo Puri rebuffed Ben Saul’s claim of an India-based network, reflects those earlier sanctions that still fuel India-Pakistan tensions.

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Secretary Raghoo Puri rejected UN rapporteur Ben Saul’s label of D-Company as ‘India-based’ at UNGA Third Committee on 22 October 2026.
India’s delegation said the report contained factual inaccuracies.
Puri warned that such errors damage United Nations credibility.
He said Dawood Ibrahim has been wanted since 1993 and fled India before the 2003 Security Council listing.
Puri called Pakistan’s Kashmir remarks propaganda and reaffirmed the territories as integral to India.

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