Dawood Ibrahim’s first ever television interview: India’s most wanted criminal is all kicking and in Pakistan

Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan’s Karachi and he is not suffering from any life threatening disease, his recent phone interview with CNN-News18 reporter claimed.

This is the first instance when India’s most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim has spoken directly to any television channel. According to reports, Intelligence agencies who are tracking Dawood for years have confirmed the voice samples are of Dawood himself.

Below is the transcript of Dawood’s phone conversation with CNN-News18’s Investigations Editor Manoj Gupta.

Manoj Gupta: Dawood saab..

Dawood: Aap kaun

Manoj Gupta: Ji saab goodevening, this is manoj gupta from CNN-News18

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Dawood: Nahi ye chotani bol rahe hain

Manoj Gupta: Hain ji?

Pause…..

Dawood: Bol bol

Javed Chotani: Salam walekum

Manoj Gupta: Haan walekum salam

Javed Chotani: Kaun bol rahe hain

Manoj Gupta: Ji main Manoj Gupta bol raha tha CNN-News18 se

Manoj Gupta: Dawood saab the?

Javed Chotani: Ji ji, manoj bhai boliye

Manoj Gupta: Dawood sahab se baat kara di jiye

Javed Chotani: Kaun dawood saab

Manoj Gupta: Dawood ibrahim saab

Javed Chotani: Boliye kya hai?

Manoj Gupta: Ji main manoj bol raha tha, woh mereko jaante hain, poochh li jiye unse ek baar

Manoj Gupta: Unhone uthaya tha phone

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Manoj Gupta: Woh jaante hain mereko, poochh li jiye unse ek baar

Dawood: Haan bolo bolo

Javed Chotani: Haan bolo bolo 

Manoj Gupta: Dawood saab..

Dawood: Aap kaun

Manoj Gupta: Ji saab goodevening, this is manoj gupta from CNN-News18

pause…..

Dawood: Nahi ye chotani bol rahe hain

Manoj Gupta: Hain ji?

Pause…..

Dawood: Bol bol

Javed Chotani: Salam walekum

Manoj Gupta: Haan walekum salam

Javed Chotani: Kaun bol rahe hain

Manoj Gupta: Ji main Manoj Gupta bol raha tha CNN-News18 se

Manoj Gupta: Dawood saab the?

Javed Chotani: Ji ji, manoj bhai boliye

Manoj Gupta: Dawood sahab se baat kara di jiye

Javed Chotani: Kaun dawood saab

Manoj Gupta: Dawood ibrahim saab

Javed Chotani: Boliye kya hai?

Manoj Gupta: Ji main manoj bol raha tha, woh mereko jaante hain, poochh li jiye unse ek baar

Manoj Gupta: Unhone uthaya tha phone

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Manoj Gupta: Woh jaante hain mereko, poochh li jiye unse ek baar

Dawood: Haan bolo bolo

Javed Chotani: Haan bolo bolo

Manoj Gupta: Woh to sir, aap pakistan mein ho karachi ke andar

Javed Chotani: Kisne Bola Ye?

Manoj Gupta: Ye to number sir pakistan ka hai na

Dawood: Time Waste Mat Kar

Javed Chotani: Khuda ka khauf kar, time waste kar raha hai, tu kisse baat kar raha hai- kiska interview le raha hia- kuchh pata hai tujhe?

Javed Chotani: Nahi aap batao itna lamba interview le rahe ho, itni saari baatein kar rahe ho, pata hai bhi kisse kar rahe ho?

Manoj Gupta: Dawood saab se

Javed Chotani: Khuda ka khauf kar, ek to naam aise lete ho, aapko kya wo aise kisi tarah phono pe mil jayeinge kya

Javed Chotani: Kisna kaha tumhe ye number- mita do ye number tum ek kaam karo – mujhe ek number do jisse mai aapka message kisi ke through paas karva sakta hun ma

Javed Chotani: Mai bol raha hun ki aap kitne Mashallah samajhdar patrakaar lag rahe ho to aapko lagta hai ki aap koi bhi number milaoge to aap phat se Dawood saab utha bhi lenge, aap interview bhi le loge

Javed Chotani: Number do mai baat karvata hoon

Manoj Gupta: Haan – 90xxxxxxxx

Javed Chotani: Aap aap batao - seedhe studio mein interview lenge direct?

Manoj Gupta: Camera bhej deta hun sir Karachi mein

Javed Chotani: Karachi mein? Kyun…aap sirf mujhe kyun bol rahe ho baat karvane ke liye aur milvane ke liye, bhej do number

Manoj Gupta: Sir ek chota interview de do

Dawood: Nahi interview nahi

Manoj Gupta: Sir aap kahan par hain, main ek camera bhej doon karachi main?

Dawood Aide: Iftahar ka time hai, jaane de beta

Manoj Gupta: Sir ek interview kar do Dawood saab

Manoj Gupta: Sir ek baar mil lo mujh se

Dawood: Mil lete hai

Dawood Aide: Kahan hai

Manoj Gupta: Main Delhi mein, batao sir aapke paas aa jaun

Dawood Aide: Dilli pe ho, Dubai aa ja Dubai aa ja

Manoj Gupta: Dubai kab sir?

Manoj Gupta: Sir, camera bhej doon Karachi main

Dawood: Koi ias hai rehne de

Manoj Gupta: Hello

Manoj Gupta: Hello

Dawood Aide: Yeh koi time hai interview karne ka, iftahar ka time hai, koi namaz ka time hota hai, thoda dhyan to do yaar

Manoj Gupta: Ek chota sa interview kar do 2 minute ka

Manoj Gupta: Dawood Ibrahim saab bol rahe hain

Dawood: Acha Bol

Dawood Aide: Acha bolo kya poochna chah rahe ho

Manoj Gupta: Kuch time dijiye sir

Dawood Aide: Jab dil kare

Manoj Gupta: Kab aaon sir

Dawood Aide: Anytime

Manoj Gupta: Sir kara do ek baar baat

Dawood Aide: Haan to number do apna, main kara deta hoon

Manoj Gupta: 98xxxxxxxxxx

Dawood: Likh

Dawood Aide: Kahan loge interview, direct studio main logo interview?

Manoj Gupta: Hum phone par lelenge interview

Dawood Aide: Hum phone par nahi dete interview

Manoj Gupta: Camera bhej deta hoon aapke paa Karachi main

Dawood Aide: Jab aapko sab pata hai, to aap mujko kyon pooch rahe ho milwane ke liye

Dawood Aide: Bhej do, aur ek kaam karna saath main aap bhi aa jana

Dawood Aide: Aab hamari baat tab hi hogi jab aap hamare samne honge

Dawood: Inka naam kya hai

Javed Chotani: Aap ka naam kya hai aapka naam kya hai waise

Manoj Gupta: Ji sir Manoj Gupta

Dawood: Likh

Javed Chotani: Bas befikar ho jao, number note kar liya hai maine aapka, naam bhi, inshaallah karte hain

Manoj Gupta: Kya haal hain sir…Good evening

Dawood Aide: Good evening!

Manoj Gupta: Kaise hain sir

Dawood Aide: Hello

Manoj Gupta: Dawood saab good evening

Dawood Aide: Good evening

Manoj Gupta: Sir, Manoj here

Dawood Aide: Ji bolo bolo, kaise hain

Manoj Gupta: Ji badhiya badhiya, sab Allah ka karam hai, aap sunao

Dawood Aide: Sab badhiya hai

Manoj Gupta: Aur sir, tabyiat theek hai

Dawood Aide: Allham dil Allah, first class

Manoj Gupta: Sir yeh jo beech main rumour udh raha tha ki aapko heart attack ho gaya aur apko gangrene ho gaya

Dawood: BP badh gaya tha ek baar…BP badh gaya tha ek baar

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